Editing Historical reenactment (section)

==Period==
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| caption1          = Reenactment covers wide time spans, as exemplified by this reenactment of the [[Roman legion]] [[Legio XV Apollinaris|XV ''Apollinaris'']] in Austria, 2005...
| caption2          = ...and this reenactment of [[Iraq War]] [[Multi-National Force – Iraq|Coalition]] forces in [[Poland]], 2012.
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The period of an event is the range of dates. The period reenacted affects the types of costume, weapons, and armour used.

Common periods to reenact include:
* [[Ancient reenactment]]
* [[Dark Ages reenactment]]
* [[Medieval reenactment]]
* [[Renaissance reenactment]]
* [[Modern reenactment]]
* [[Regency reenactment]]
* [[Buckskinning|Fur trade reenactment]]
* [[American Civil War reenactment]]<ref name="Dress Authenticity" />
* [[World War I reenactment]]<ref>[http://www.great-war-assoc.org/ Great War Association-Home]. Great-war-assoc.org. Retrieved on 2013-07-12.</ref>
* [[World War II reenactment]]
* [[Korean War reenactment]]