Welcome to the Roman Market in Ruse!
In the period 9-11 May 2025, the XIII edition of the ancient festival "Roman Market of Sexaginta Prista" will be held. The event presents a traditional market day in Ancient Rome, with a variety of products, crafts, and many people. Everyday practices, exciting stories, funny stories, farm goods, and handmade products will tempt festival visitors.
On the territory of the Roman market, there are tents of local producers, craftsmen, and artisans. Fascinating stories, beautiful costumes, funny moments, duels, theater, games, and reenactments will captivate visitors. Artisans, producers of dairy and bee products, and drinks will be present. Festival guests will be able to acquire handmade jewelry, cards, magnets, and souvenirs made of natural materials. For the ladies, beautiful hairstyles from Roman times are planned, challenge lovers can join tournaments with ancient board games, and younger guests can have fun in thematic workshops. Attendees can transform into the images of Roman legionaries with adapted sets - mail, mail, helmets, and swords. The traditional tasting of fish soup will present practices related to food and nutrition.
On both festival days, guests will see Emperor Vespasian, his retinue, hear his speech, and take pictures with him.
Traditionally, the First Italian Legion will demonstrate the combat techniques with which Roman legionaries defend conquered territories, teach their youth military art, or capture slaves.
The Roman market will be held on the territory of the Roman fortress "Sexaginta Prista", the museum's Lapidarium, and Danube Square.
The beginning is on May 9 - antique workshops in the museum's courtyard.
The event continues on May 10 and 11 at the three indicated spaces.
Roman Market of Sexaginta Prista is held under the project #RomansWineDanube of the INTERREG Danube Region 2021 - 2017 Program.
The organizer is the Regional History Museum - Ruse.
The event is held with the assistance of the Municipality of Ruse.
Program:
May 9, Friday
From 3:00 p.m. in the Lapidarium, various entertainments will be held: workshops, Roman mosaics, gods' masks, ancient board games, a let's dress up in history activity, and building a Roman arch. Other entertainments include drawings of the Danube River on bags and a workshop with an artist on the occasion of Europe Day.
From 6:00 p.m., the Lapidarium will present the topic of Kale Shirokovo from late Antiquity by the archaeologist Deyan Dragoev.
May 10, Saturday
From 10:00 a.m. in the Lapidarium, there will be various entertainments - workshops, Roman mosaic, god masks, ancient board games, let's dress up in history, and build a Roman arch. Other entertainments that you could enjoy - drawings of the Danube River on bags and a workshop with an artist on the occasion of Europe Day.
From 10:30 a.m., on Danube Square - a procession of a Roman cohort. The Roman cohort will leave from Danube Square, pass through Sexaginta Prista, and return to Danube Square.
From 11:00 a.m. on Danube Square, you will be able to see the performance "Combat Techniques of the First Italian Legion", and at the same time, in the Roman fortress Sexaginta Prista there will be a performance on the topic "Description of the Goods, with a View to Collecting Taxes for the Empire".
From 12:30, in the Roman fortress Sexaginta Prista, a tasting of fish soup from Tutrakan / Transmariska, made with wild Danube fish and freshwater, will be held, and from 1:00 p.m., the program will continue again in the fortress with a performance - a Roman fairy tale "The Tale of Romulus and Remus".
From 2:30 p.m. on Danube Square, there will be a performance of combat weapons - "The Legionnaire Recruit".
From 3:30 p.m., the Roman cohort will set off again - from Danube Square, through Sexaginta, and back to Danube Square.
From 5:00 p.m., there will be a performance on the theme "The Letter from Vespasian for the Veteran Legionnaire" on the Danube Square.
May 11, Sunday
From 10:30 a.m. on Danube Square - a procession of the Roman cohort, and at 11:00 a.m., a performance of "Combat Techniques of the First Italian Legion" - "Turtle" formation.
From 12:30 in the Roman fortress Sexaginta Prista, there will be a tasting of fish soup from Tutrakan / Transmariska, and at 1:00 p.m., visitors will be able to enjoy the performance - the poem "Sixty Ships of Birds".
From 2:30 p.m. on Danube Square - performance "Letter from Vespasian for the Veteran Legionnaire".
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