The
objects we use are reconstructions based on archaeological finds, scientific
research and literature and are made as much as possible by the members of the
Gemina Project themselves. To make these reconstructions with the highest possible
degree of authenticity the members of the Gemina Project spend much time studying
on Roman clothing, military equipment and daily used objects. Our equipment
and the objects we use are constantly improved and adapted to the most recent
finds, to create a picture as accurate as possible. Much of the reconstructions
we use are reproductions of finds in the Netherlands which are often displayed
in Dutch museums.
Here are some photos to show how we produce and repair our equipment (for pictures
click here).
The unit that our society has chosen to recreate is the centuria secunda pili prioris, the 'second company of the front spearman', of the legio decima Gemina, the 'tenth double-' or 'twin-legion'. This legion was stationed from AD 71 to about AD 104 at the legionary base established at the Dutch city of Nijmegen after the Batavian revolt. Its abbreviated name, LEG(IO) X GEM(INA), and legionary symbol, the bull, decorate the cross-barred flag at the standard known as vexillum. Although a late fourth century shield emblem is preserved for the legio X Gemina in the Notitia Dignitatum, no evidence directly linked to this unit has survived for the first century AD. The unit shield decoration used by the Gemina Project is therefore a conjectural reconstruction derived from early imperial depictions.