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Britannia portraying Roman soldiers in `Centurion'Filmwork

Centurion: Britannia featured heavily in the combat scenes and Dan Shadrake of Britannia advised on the drill and co-ordinated the Roman army in the battle scenes.
Director: Neil Marshall (To be released late 2009).

Britannia members on the set of `Centurion'

 

 

A Britannia member on the set of `Nottingham'Nottingham: Britannia have just filming this new epic in various locations in the UK (Guests of Clan Ranald/Combat International).
Director: Ridley Scott (Release date is currently estimated to be May 2010).

Eagle of the 9th: Britannia are currently working on the set for Combat International (More details to follow).

 

 

 

 

 

Britannia members on the set of `Nottingham'

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Britannia members with actor Jim Howick on the `Horrible Histories' setTV Work

Britannia are currently filming the 2nd Series of CBBC's Horrible Histories Working as extras, advisors and providing props. Some of Britannia are seen here with actor Jim Howick.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd-4th Century Roman sword chape found by Britannia leader Dan ShadrakeCuriosities

Britannia members unearthed a later Roman sword chape in a rabbit hole, on the edge of a spoil heap at Flag Fen in 2008.Bronze (3rd-4th Century AD).

Measurements 2.5 inches across (It has two holes - one central counter-sunk hole & one at the base on one side only). One commentator said it looked like it was deliberately damaged (a sword sized hole ruptured through the base of the chape) and the funny grass pattern on it was probably the result of years of sitting in a Fenland reed-bed!

Britannia members Joe Purcell & Dan Shadrake were putting up tents on the edge of the spoil-bank and saw it sitting near a rabbit hole. They first thought it was a Victorian pocket watch, but when they shook the soil off of the item they thought it looked like a distinct kind of Later Roman chape (This was a lucky recognition on the part of Britannia members as it could have been discarded as rubbish because of its rather plain industrial appearance). It was indeed later confirmed as a damaged 3rd-4th Century bronze Roman sword chape (scabbard end).

Another view of the findSadly because of its location (on the surface) it is impossible to date it precisely or link it to any specific area in Flag Fen.
It remains a curiosity used by Cambridge's educational department.

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