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Experimental Archaeology and Ancient Arts, Martial and Domestic
500 BC to 1815 AD
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Taxeis Plataia
The Taxeis Plataia is Hoplologia’s organization dedicated to the portrayal of the citizens of Plataia during the time of the Battle of Marathon.
Our goal is to explore methods of ancient Greek warfare, 
to examine the customs and culture of the period, and ultimately to participate in the celebration of the 2500th anniversary of the battle.
We will do events here in North America in 2009, 2010, and 2011 as we prepare to go to Greece in August 2011 for the big event. Our main focus will be on the camp life of the citizen soldier and his drill in the phalanx and military arts, but we will also work on the life of the symposiast, the dances of the period (both male and female) and elements of domestic culture from spinning to cooking.
This portion of our organization is open to all who have an interest in ancient Greek culture and society in the late Archaic. We expect the final kit to cost between $1000 and $1500 per person, and we expect to fund-raise to support the cost of our trip to Greece. Please visit our website at www.plataians.org for more information, and feel free to join the discussion forum to find out what we're up to this month.
Have you seen us?
If you have photos of the Taxis Plataion you wish to share with us, please send them to our file dropbox. Thank you!