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Museum Tel: 01480 214 163 Mobile: 07836 744 939
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Meet the Romans Day
Saturday 14th September 2019
11.00am – 4.00pm
Come and meet the Romans at St Neots Museum on
14th September. The Longthorpe re-enactment legion from Peterborough
will be with us, resplendent in replica armour, to talk about what life was
like for the soldiers and locals in and around Roman St Neots.
Visit the museum and find out about life in our
area almost 2,000 years ago. Try on the armour and discuss the weapons and
battle tactics with an expert, discover the work people did, the clothes they
wore, the cosmetics they used, what happened if they became sick and their
religious beliefs.
Around St Neots the countryside was a patchwork
of small farms and growing settlements some of which seem have been home to
wealthy Iron Age family groups. The Kimbolton coin hoard, which contains 68
gold coins, minted in the late Iron Age period 50 BC – AD 30 demonstrates the
wealth of the an individual or group of people who lived in the Kimbolton area,
in the period just before the Roman conquest of Britain in AD 43.
The coin hoard will be on display along with our
exhibition about the coins and Iron Age Huntingdonshire.
For this special event entry to the museum will
be £2.00 for each adult and free for children.
Pop-up café available all day.
Tel:
01480 214163
Open:
Tuesday to Saturday 11.00am - 4.00pm
Admission Free to Local Residents
Visitors:
Adults £3.00, Seniors £2.00 & Children £1.00
