One of my favourite subjects is the causes and consequences of the English civil war 1642--1650 leading to the life and times of Oliver Cromwell.

Since joining Senior Learn I became more and more interested in the Roman army which subsequently led me in the direction of the Ermine Street Guard when last year I became an associate member as at my age I could neither take part in the actual re-enactments nor could I make the commitments to travel all over the UK, let alone Europe.

The Guard was initially assembled to hold events to raise money for various charities but then they began to manufacture authentic weapons having done extensive research into the actual materials used. Read more information about the guard.

See the Ermine Street Guard in action at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbkKbo3Ccuc

COMMANDS

AD SIGNA	FALL IN
INTENTE	ATTENTION
LAXATE	STAND EASY
DEXTROSUM	RIGHT DRESS
PROCEDITE	FORWARD MARCH
DEXTRORSUM	RIGHT TURN
SINISTERORSUM	LEFT TURN
AD TURGUM VERTITE	ABOUT TURN
PULSUM PEDIBUS DATE	MARK TIME
CONSISTITE	HALT
INSISTE	STAND STILL
UNUM ORDINEM FACITE	FORM ONE LINE
SIMPLICEM ORDINEM	FORM A SINGLE LINE
DUOS ORDINES FACITE	FORM A DOUBLE LINE
QUATOR ORDIES FACITE	FORM FOURS
QUATOR (OCTO) ORDINIBUS	PREPARE FOR FOURS (EIGHTS)
UNUM PASSUM PROCEDITE	ONE STEP FORWARD
DUO PASSUS	TWO STEPS
TRES PASSUS	THREE STEPS
ORDINES APERITE	OPEN ORDER MARCH
ORDINES DENSATE	CLOSE ORDER MARCH
SALUTATE	SALUTE
CUNEUM FACITE	FORM A WEDGE
TESTUDINEM FACITE	FORM A TESTUDO
PILA PORTATE	SLOPE PILA
PILA IN TERRAM	GROUND PILA
PILA SUMITE	TAKE UP PILA
GLADOS STRINGITE	DRAW SWORDS
GLADOS RECONDITE	SHEATH SWORDS
SCUTA TOLLITE	RAISE SHEILDS TO BATTLE POSITION
SCUTA DEMITTITE	LOWER SHEILDS
EXPECTATE	WAIT FOR IT
UT FUISTIS	AS YOU WERE
ORDINES SERVATE	WATCH THE DRESSING
GRADUM SERVATE	WATCH THE STEP
ITER ACCELERATE	QUICKEN THE PACE
ITER TARDATE	SLOW THE PACE
ITER INTENTE	MARCH TO ATTENTION
SILITE(PLURAL) SILE(SING)	SILENCE
AB SIGNIS DISCEDITE	DISMISS

Keith/Asterix