The camp showing the centurians tent with the standards displayed outside.

A general view of the camp.

A sentry on guard duty at the entrance to the camp challenging the ... for the password of the day.

A general view of the camp.

A general view of the inside of a contubernium tent.

A general view of the inside of a contubernium tent.

Here is an altar dedicated by the Sixth legion to the God Jupiter.
The inscription on the altar

I O M
VEX LEG
VI VIC
PIA FID
V S L M

is the abbreviated form of,

IVPITER OPTIMVS MAXIMVS
VEXILLATIO LEGIO
VI VICTRIX
PIA FIDELIS
VOTVM SOLVIT LIBENS MERITO

translated it means,

To Jupiter, Best and Greatest, a detachment of the Sixth Legion Victorius Pius and Faithful, willingly, and deservedly fulfilled their vows.

A small camp fire to heat the soup of the day.

An altar dedicated by the Sixth Legion to the presiding spirit of the land of Britain.
The inscription on the altar

GENIO
TERRAE
BRITA
NNICAE
LEG VI
VIC PF

is the abbreviated form of,

GENIO
TERRAE
BRITANNICAE
LEGIO VI
VICTRIX PIA FIDELIS

translated it means,

Dedicated to the presiding spirit of the land of Britain, by the Sixth Legion Victorius Pius and Faithful.

The Groma is a surveying instrument, for straight roads or right angle construction.

A Datum-Peg is placed in the ground at the chosen starting point. The Groma is planted in the ground adjacent to the datum peg such that the central Datum-string of the groma hangs vertically and directly above the datum-peg.
The top cross of the groma is then pointed towards the desired direction of the road, wall or ditch line.

The Surveyor then directs a soldier with a ranging pole, at a set distance, so that he lines up with the Groma lines, then the straight line is marked out.
Then without disturbing the groma top cross, he move's round, and lines up the other groma lines to another soldier with a ranging pole, at a set distance, and again mark's out the straight line.
This produces a right angled corner on the ground between the lines.

Here we see a Roman Iron Framed Ballista, this new type of arrow firer replaced the earlier wooden Vitruvian types around the end of the 1st century AD.

This new design uses the palintone type of frame, as used on stone throwing ballistae, and allows the arms a greater arc to move through, resulting in a more powerful machine.

Our ballista follows the work of Alan Wilkins, who advocates the outward swinging method for the arms, while other scholars propose that the arms would swing inwards so increasing the distance the arms have to travel and therefore generate more power, our Ballista was constructed by Len Morgan.