Reviving a Roman Matrix
Guest
Geza Frank (AT)
Summary
What if a once shared territory can foster a sense of belonging today and thus help to heal problems of the present? Geza Frank, our guest in this episode of the EXARC Show, certainly thinks it can. This conviction lies at the heart of his upcoming project to circumnavigate the frontiers of the entire Roman Empire in historic outfit and equipment and by historic means of transport. Host Phoebe Baker talks with Geza, aka Gaius Flavius Constantinus Aeneas Stilicho, about his plans and how he expects a renewed focus on the Roman empire, by creating the largest UNESCO World Heritage site ever, can benefit people who live within the Limes, its former borders. From his unique perspective as a former soldier in a modern army, he also shares some salient insights into what, in his view, truthful reenaction of a Roman entails (and what not).
Guest info
Geza is a seasoned Roman reenactor with interest in all areas of Roman life. He has been involved in many recent projects such as curating festivals of Late Antiquity at the Roman site of Carnuntum and the battle sites of the River Frigidus, joining the international Roman Cavalry Excellence project Ala I. Augusta and initiating the EU-funded Living Danube Limes project in 2022, which resulted in the longest continuous Roman boat journey since Antiquity. Geza also has very successful Instagram and Threads accounts under the name The Age of Constantine, where he shares aspects of his life as a Roman.