When a Den Of Geek writer became a Roman

I picked it up to hear the voice of our editor, Simon Brew, on the other end.

Nick, you know how you dressed up as a WWII soldier for the site a little while back?

Of course, I did.

Well, how would you like to be a Roman?

Damn straight I would.

Although as it was quite early, I had a nap first.

And too expensive to put crew up), he then introduced Reading Universitys Professor Mike Fulford.

And then it struck me: this man wasnt a stuffy book academic.

He belonged in the field,IndianaJones-style.

Hell, he was a Fellow of the British Academy.

In the nineteenth century he probably would have been a Victorian adventurer!

My main thought at this juncture was My dad would have bloody loved this.

Then it was our turn.

When put together, it all looked extremely elaborate and that was the point.

Real fighting looks bad on-screen.

Its far too quick and efficient.

Somehow, a career choreographing fights does not beckon for me.

While all this wooden swordplay was nice, I still wanted to get my hands on some Roman gear.

Does a bear do his business in the woods?

And then, finally, I was handed a sword.

A real genuine sword.

I still cant quite believe it.

The only caveat I received was Be careful, its quite sharp.

They let me loose with a sword!

No wonder the Romans conquered most of the known world.

Plus, they let me wave a real sword around.