Romans to visit Carmarthenshire National Eisteddfod
They will be there from 11am on Saturday, August 2 (attending from 11 – 4pm each day and 12noon - 5pm on Wednesday).
As guests of the Friends of Carmarthenshire’s County Museum in Abergwili, they will be meeting and greeting visitors to the Hanes SirGar History stand.
This stand (Number 409) will feature the story of the Romans in Carmarthenshire and a lively competition has been arranged for young visitors to the stand.
In planning the display Museum Friends Chairman, David Grindrod said “From their splendid amphitheatre to their gold mining, the Romans made an enormous contribution to life in Carmarthenshire and their influence has echoed resonantly through the years. Our visiting Romans, in full toga, will be able to shed more light on what the County was like in Roman times and I am hoping that lots of people will be there to meet them”.
Gavin Evans, Carmarthen Museum Curator, outlined the work which the Museum has already been doing to inform families about Carmarthen’s Roman links saying “There have been a number of Roman-themed events at the Abergwili Museum over recent years and these have always been well-attended by people of all ages.”
The Hanes SirGar History stand is where the Friends of the Carmarthenshire County Museum and the Carmarthenshire Antiquarian Society are working together to interest people in aspects of Carmarthenshire’s history.
In planning the display Museum Friends Chairman, David Grindrod said “From their splendid amphitheatre to their gold mining, the Romans made an enormous contribution to life in Carmarthenshire and their influence has echoed resonantly through the years. Our visiting Romans, in full toga, will be able to shed more light on what the County was like in Roman times and I am hoping that lots of people will be there to meet them”.
Gavin Evans, Carmarthen Museum Curator, outlined the work which the Museum has already been doing to inform families about Carmarthen’s Roman links saying “There have been a number of Roman-themed events at the Abergwili Museum over recent years and these have always been well-attended by people of all ages.”
The Hanes SirGar History stand is where the Friends of the Carmarthenshire County Museum and the Carmarthenshire Antiquarian Society are working together to interest people in aspects of Carmarthenshire’s history.
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