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.The Pavilions
The Pavilion of Seeing
At first, the Roman Path with its partly inscribed floor plates turns towards the Pavilion of Seeing. Then it corrects its direction slightly, before its track continues further across the field.
It is dark in the pavilion, very dark indeed. Light, shining through a large prism, gives an alienated picture of the surroundings. The field. Like we see it today. It is quiet, one could even say, peaceful. No sign of devastation and death like 2000 years ago. To get an idea of this we have to change our vision of this place consciously …
The Pavilion of Hearing
First of all the dull sound of marching soldiers. Then the constant rhythm is interrupted. Disturbance. Commands, calls, screams and groans of injured men.
Today, fortunately, we do not hear this anymore. And even the memories of it are nearly forgotten. What connects us to these people who fought against each other and suffered such a long time ago?
The ear trumpet collects the sound of the 21st century and amplifies it in the ears of the listener. One can aim it towards the forest or in the direction of the moor. - How did the legionnaire feel as he noticed that something was wrong, as he made a desperate effort to notice every suspicious sound?
The Pavilion of Asking
As said before, 2000 years is a long time. So why should I care about this old Roman skirmish?
In our country, we have not had a war for many decades. Thank God! On the other hand, war is omnipresent. Every evening in the news. But something like this will not happen again. Or will it …?