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The secretary general of the Ministry of Culture and Spokesperson, José Vicente Albaladejo, and the director of Cartagena Roman Theatre Museum, Elena Ruiz, attended today organized by the Federation troops and legions of hosting the Festival of Carthaginians and Romans to group Artifex historical recreation, which has organized and completed the first edition of the 'Route of Scipio'.
The group, led by archaeologist Jose Miguel Gallego Cañamero, left on August 3 from Amposta (Tarragona), and after traveling 450 kilometers on foot, in 15 days, has arrived in Cartagena completing the 'Via Scipionis'.
The itinerary intended to commemorate the feat young Roman general Scipio who made the same journey in the year 209.
C. at the head of two legions from their camp near Tarragona, walking forced to Cartagena marches with the aim of taking the main base for the Carthaginians in Iberia, Qart Hadast, within the framework of the Second Punic War .
Participants have realized the route characterized with military equipment of the time, which will be the basis for a scientific study of experimental archeology related to logistics, equipment and staff wear the Roman legions in motion.
The project of Artifex is included within a more ambitious international in scope, as is the implementation of the 'Via Annibalica' with the participation of historical reenactment groups from other countries in Europe, "opening up possibilities of boosting tourism and based on the cultural heritage and history, "said José Vicente Albaladejo.
The participants in the first edition of the 'Via Scipionis' were received and honored at the Roman Theatre Museum Cartagena by the group recreation Legio Prima and the Federation troops and legions of the Festival of Carthaginians and Romans in the Roman Theatre Cartagena.
Source: CARM
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