KORYVANTES in the "TIMES AND EPOCHS - ROME" Festival, Moscow /Russia , June 5 -7 2015

The Association of Historical Studies KORYVANTES is pleased to announce its successful participation in the International Archaeological Festival "Time and Epochs - Rome" which was held in Moscow from 5 to June 7, 2015.

The festival "Time and Epochs-Rome" was organized under the auspices of the Ministries of Culture, Tourism and Education of the Russian Federation and it's considered to be the largest thematic festival on the planet.

It was held in the Kolomenskoye park of the Russian capital and attracted the attention of 200,000 visitors. The theme of the festival was related to the historical period of the Roman Republic representing military units of Rome and its rivals (Celts, Germanic tribes, Gauls, Realms of the Bosporian Kingdoms, Thracians, Dacians, etc.). The festival hosted some of the best European Living History Associations from Italy, Russia, France Germany, Spain, Poland, Netherlands, Hungary, Switzerland, Austria with hundreds of participants. The festival was conducted under the technical support of archaeologists and historians applying strict historical accuracy rules for the participants.



The Association of Historical Studies KORYVANTES with an eight-member mission-team  representing the ancient Greek military presence in the territories of the Cimmerian Bosporus (Late Mycenaean - late Hellenistic Age) presented to an international audience:

• Pangration Wrestling
• Experimental Archaeology applications.
• Living History representations of war preparation.
• Interactive contact with the audience
• Traditional Archery
• Four new experimentally reconstructed armors of the Hellenistic period (Kingdom of Bosporus, Hellenistic Kingdoms).

The Association of Historical Studies KORYVANTES would like to thank:

• The honorary member of our Association and a pioneer in the Classical Greek Hoplite Historical Representation in Russia, Mr. Alexis Marouthis (Alexei Marufow) for the international promotion of the work of our Association.
• The Living History Communities  of : Anabasis from St. Petersburg and Oenochoe from Moscow for their noble cooperation and support.
• The organizing committee of the festival for the continuous assistance to the needs of our Mission.
• The Martial Arts Academy "Barkas Academy" and the head (and a member of our Association) trainer Mr Barkas Thanassis for the excellent technical supervison of battle scenes.

The Association of Historical Studies KORYVANTES has also participated succesfully in the Archaeological Festivals in : Biskupin Poland (2011), and Lyon, France (2012)

Photos: Living History Association "Anabasis", Lovchikov Andrey, Lycourgos Balodimos Spyros Bakas, Antonis Aliades, Alexei Marufow, George Katsos , http://vk.com/historyfest)