El Tossal de Manises archaeological site will host this weekend the VI Jornadas de Recreación Histórica "Reviviscit Lucentum", an initiative of the MARQ to find out what life was like in this city 2,000 years ago from the Asociación Hispania Romana.
Once again this year, the Banc Sabadell Foundation collaborates with the MARQ Foundation and the Archaeological Museum of Alicante in this proposal, which will consist of four scenes to show the weaponry, tactics and daily activities in a military camp.as well as the practices of single combat and gladiatorial combatand even the defensive systems and water management in a Roman city.
The Vice-President and Member of Parliament for Culture, Julia ParraThe aim of this fourth edition of the Jornadas de Recreación Histórica is to bring details of our history to a family audience through an entertaining staging of the Tossal de Manises archaeological site," he explained.
In the days of "Reviviscit Lucentum". the following measures shall be taken measures health and safety regulations in forceThe maximum capacity of each pass will be limited to a maximum of 10 people, such as temperature taking, the obligatory use of masks and the maintenance of social distance. The maximum capacity of each pass will be of 25 persons per groupand four groups will be formed in each of the three scheduled sessionswhich will rotate around the different stages of the site. The sessions will last approximately two hours and the price of admission will be three euros per session, with free admission for children under 6 years of age.
On the other hand, during these two days -Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 October- there will remain the guided pass service has been abolished. and free visits to the site will not be allowed. Tickets can be purchased at the MARQ ticket offices, at the site and through Instanticket.
Programme:
Saturday 23 October
From 10:30 to 13:00 hours:
Defensive system of the city
Water use in the city
Individual and gladiatorial combat practice
Weapons, tactics and life in a military camp
From 17:00 to 19:30:
Defensive system of the city
Water use in the city
Individual and gladiatorial combat practice
Weapons, tactics and life in a military camp
Sunday 24 October:
From 10:30 to 13:00 hours:
Defensive system of the city
Water use in the city
Individual and gladiatorial combat practice
Weapons, tactics and life in a military camp