Roman Gaming Boards and Pieces: unpublished astragals, talus and calculi from the antiquities collection of the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina Cover Image

Predmeti rimske zabave i dokolice: nepublicirani astragali, talus i calcula iz antičke zbirke Zemaljskog muzeja Bosne i Hercegovine
Roman Gaming Boards and Pieces: unpublished astragals, talus and calculi from the antiquities collection of the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Author(s): Adnan Busuladžić
Subject(s): Archaeology, Cultural history, Cataloguing, Preservation, Social history, Ancient World
Published by: Zemaljski muzej Bosne i Hercegovine
Keywords: Roman games; pastimes; gambling; dice; counters; knucklebones; games boards;

Summary/Abstract: Various amusements were known in Roman society. Pastimes were a feature of daily life, and their forms included various kinds of games, gambling and competitions designed to amuse and entertain during moments of leisure. Over time some games became socially and even politically significant, and began to be used to manipulate the people. Some games even became extremely destructive and morally reprehensible, leading the newly-established ecclesiastical authorities to condemn them.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 54
  • Page Range: 185-208
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Bosnian, English