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).

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).

TV 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.
Curiosities
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).
Sadly 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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