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Date and time
15 August - 17 August 2025, 17:00 - 17:15
Location
Cetatea Bastionară Alba Carolina, Alba Iulia, RomaniaAbout
Program
Friday, August 15
17:00 – Scientific Conference:
- Values of the Roman Sculptural Heritage from Apulum; Venus, Hygia and Priapus
Presented by Dr. Radu Ota (National Museum of the Union of Alba Iulia)
Principia Museum
20.00 - Parade of the XIII Gemina Minor Legion
Strada Mihai Viteazul
21.30 – Screening of the feature film:
Gladiator (2000)
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Starring: Russell Crowe, Connie Nielsen, Joaquin Phoenix
Opening: - film review, presented by Dr. Liviu Zgârciu (National Museum of the Union Alba Iulia)
Courtyard of the Palace of the Princes
Saturday, August 16
12.00 Official opening ceremony of the festival
Annual oath of allegiance to the emperor
Citadel Square
12.20 Parade of Roman and Dacian warriors
Parade of the XIII Gemina Minor Legion
Mihai Viteazul Street
12.30 – 20.00 Ancient camp - military and craft workshops (Ancient medicine, Ancient gastronomy, Bone processing, Wood processing, Ceramic tablet processing. Pottery, Mint, Signacula, Roman games, Mosaic, Machetes, Scriptoria, Stone inscriptions, Blacksmithing, Metalworking, Gladiator training; Archery)
Militari Street Plateau – Roman camp
Courtyard of the Children's Palace – Dacian and allied camp lor
12.30 – 20.00 Virtus Ludi et Labora - instruction, games and workshops
Platou strada Militari – Roman camp
13.00 Guided tour of the main Roman objectives of the Apulum fort
Starting from the Principia Museum
19.00 Joint demonstrations of military technique of the participating troops: Roman Legions and Barbarian Warriors
Citadel Square
19.30 Slave Fair
Citadel Square
19.45 Ancient dances – Magna Nemesis and the Dacian Nymphs
Citadel Square
20.15 Gladiator fights – Ludus Ursus Nigrus and Ludus Apulensis
Citadel Square
21.15 Fire show: The Story of Medusa
Citadel Square
21.30 Torchlight parade
Strada Mihai Viteazul
Citadel Square
Sunday, 17 August
10.30 - 17.00 Ancient Camp - military and craft workshops (Ancient Medicine, Ancient Gastronomy, Bone Processing, Wood Processing, Ceramic Tablet Processing. Pottery, Minting, Signacula, Roman Games, Mosaic, Machetes, Scriptoria, Stone Inscriptions, Blacksmithing, Metalworking, Soldier Training, Gladiator Training; Archery)
Platou Strada Militari - Roman Camp
Curtea Palatului Copiilor - Camp of the Dacians and Their Allies
10.30 - 17.00 Virtus Ludi et Labora - Instruction, Games and Workshops
Platou Strada Militari - Roman Camp
12.00 Sports Competition/Ancient Pentathlon
Piața Cetății
15.00 Ancient Dances - Magna Nemesis and the Nymphs of Dacia
Piața Cetății
15.30 Joint Demonstrations of military equipment of
participating troops: Roman Legions and Barbarian Warriors
Citadel Square
16.00 The Great Battle - Ad Portas!
Citadel Square
17.00 Parade of troops. Closing ceremony of the festival
Citadel Square and Mihai Viteazul Street
Presented by:
Dr. Liviu Zgârciu - historian and Daniel ‘DOM DAN’ Pavel - presenter of the reality game show TV “Survivor”
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Friday, August 15
17:00 – Scientific Conference:
- Values of the Roman Sculptural Heritage from Apulum; Venus, Hygia and Priapus
Presented by Dr. Radu Ota (National Museum of the Union of Alba Iulia)
Principia Museum
20.00 - Parade of the XIII Gemina Minor Legion
Strada Mihai Viteazul
21.30 – Screening of the feature film:
Gladiator (2000)
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Starring: Russell Crowe, Connie Nielsen, Joaquin Phoenix
Opening: - film review, presented by Dr. Liviu Zgârciu (National Museum of the Union Alba Iulia)
Courtyard of the Palace of the Princes
Saturday, August 16
12.00 Official opening ceremony of the festival
Annual oath of allegiance to the emperor
Citadel Square
12.20 Parade of Roman and Dacian warriors
Parade of the XIII Gemina Minor Legion
Mihai Viteazul Street
12.30 – 20.00 Ancient camp - military and craft workshops (Ancient medicine, Ancient gastronomy, Bone processing, Wood processing, Ceramic tablet processing. Pottery, Mint, Signacula, Roman games, Mosaic, Machetes, Scriptoria, Stone inscriptions, Blacksmithing, Metalworking, Gladiator training; Archery)
Militari Street Plateau – Roman camp
Courtyard of the Children's Palace – Dacian and allied camp lor
12.30 – 20.00 Virtus Ludi et Labora - instruction, games and workshops
Platou strada Militari – Roman camp
13.00 Guided tour of the main Roman objectives of the Apulum fort
Starting from the Principia Museum
19.00 Joint demonstrations of military technique of the participating troops: Roman Legions and Barbarian Warriors
Citadel Square
19.30 Slave Fair
Citadel Square
19.45 Ancient dances – Magna Nemesis and the Dacian Nymphs
Citadel Square
20.15 Gladiator fights – Ludus Ursus Nigrus and Ludus Apulensis
Citadel Square
21.15 Fire show: The Story of Medusa
Citadel Square
21.30 Torchlight parade
Strada Mihai Viteazul
Citadel Square
Sunday, 17 August
10.30 - 17.00 Ancient Camp - military and craft workshops (Ancient Medicine, Ancient Gastronomy, Bone Processing, Wood Processing, Ceramic Tablet Processing. Pottery, Minting, Signacula, Roman Games, Mosaic, Machetes, Scriptoria, Stone Inscriptions, Blacksmithing, Metalworking, Soldier Training, Gladiator Training; Archery)
Platou Strada Militari - Roman Camp
Curtea Palatului Copiilor - Camp of the Dacians and Their Allies
10.30 - 17.00 Virtus Ludi et Labora - Instruction, Games and Workshops
Platou Strada Militari - Roman Camp
12.00 Sports Competition/Ancient Pentathlon
Piața Cetății
15.00 Ancient Dances - Magna Nemesis and the Nymphs of Dacia
Piața Cetății
15.30 Joint Demonstrations of military equipment of
participating troops: Roman Legions and Barbarian Warriors
Citadel Square
16.00 The Great Battle - Ad Portas!
Citadel Square
17.00 Parade of troops. Closing ceremony of the festival
Citadel Square and Mihai Viteazul Street
Presented by:
Dr. Liviu Zgârciu - historian and Daniel ‘DOM DAN’ Pavel - presenter of the reality game show TV “Survivor”
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