Quote Originally Posted by Hamish
... I did once give up a half-day to watch a display of Roman drill (marching) at Fishbourne Roman Palace, but was bitterly disappointed to find that the 'show' consisted of only six self-conscious men who were decked out in home-made Roman-style costumes with cardboard armour!! Whether the drill was authentic, Heaven only knows, but the 'uniforms' certainly were not!
The term, I believe, used to describe your phoney Roman soldiers would be "farb". I heard this used a couple of years ago at a battle re-enactment in Niagara. I wonder if the term would also apply to those who should happen wear a kilt badly. (ie. white hose and ghillie brogues for casual.) It's possible that I may have qualified for "farb" status at one time or another.