Plataea 2021 isn’t all about me. I’ll be having guest bloggers discuss their preparations over the next year. Also, I hut my hand and can’t really type right now, so over to the Hipparchos, John Conyard. Next edition will be on making your kit. CGC My name is John Conyard, I live in York in […]
Archives for April 2019
Running to Plataea — The Road to Plataea Part 2
Those aren’t just hoplites in that image; those are runners, taking part in the Ancient Greek sport of running in armour. The last two big reenactments we’ve held in Greece, we’ve actually run the race in armour; sacred games to the memory of the dead of Marathon (and Plataea) were part of the religious practice, […]
