Brot und Spiele
brot und spiele german bread game germany biggest roman festival annually held germany oldest city trier festival take place two city roman monument amphitheatre host theatre performance include many gladiator fight imperial bath used display civil military life vicus festival one winner germany – land idea award festival august trier celebrated constantine year constantine great played important role – gladiator show dealt gladiator fight intrigue wedding trier year mystic night inspired mysterious death wife fausta festival took place august show amphitheatre deal old legend trier deadly competition builder amphitheatre builder aqueduct event brot und spiele took place first time july motto brot und spiele – antikes erleben im amphitheater rheinisches landesmuseum trier organised large campaign weekend part rhinelandpalatinate cultural summer event series presented ancient arena spectacle according scientific finding july roman legionnaire legio xxii primigenia legio viii augusta entered porta nigra trier amphitheater reenacted scene storming city wall probably happened trier ad july spectacle took place actor based script historian wilfried stroh marcus junkelmann entry official giving game opened gladiator game latin speech sacrifice god exhibition fight also horse parallel event special exhibition panel discussion state museum germany largest roman spectacle took place trier every august event took place september first time range event extended four location spectaculum spectacle connection real gladiator fight performed historical backdrop amphitheater program limited gladiator fight ar dimicandi institute milan acrobatic performance since fight embedded historical staging gave overall event title alexander etzelragusa responsible directing production also written play since since spectaculum telling sequel arena zu trier time emperor mark aurelius recurring character majority imperial bath included depiction civil military roman world tent camp vicus palaestra showed roman handicraft well art medicine battle combat presentation staged parade ground palace garden evening mystical night underground passage kaiserthermen staged sound light installation well dance performance accompanying roman lounge live music invited young people particular visit thermal bath evening rheinisches landesmuseum part event since presented authentic roman craftsmanship fabricae roman expression workshop important principle event authenticity knowledge transfer organizer worked together expert roman antiquity visitor could actively contribute participate event site every year around people attended spectacle honored selected place german land idea initiative brot spiele took place first time month september event also extended four day another deficit city trier decided suspend brot spiele mainly number visitor lower expected city pay euro subsidy twice high originally planned official website german english interview musician peter merger responsible mystic night festival english