Archaeologists Discovered the Pieces of a Fifth-Century Board Game. They Tell a Big Story.
The games in questions could be either Ludus Latrunculi or Doudecim Scripta, both of which were known board games played with ...
Archaeologists uncover ancient game pieces revealing Roman soldiers' strategy games
The discovery reinforces the theory that Hadrianopolis was not only a cultural center but also a strategic military enclave ...
La Croix4d
Jubilee: In Rome, soldiers, police officers in search of peace
Nearly 30,000 soldiers and police officers flocked to Rome February 8-9 for the Jubilee of the Armed Forces, the second major ...
IFLScience on MSN14d
Military Strategy Game Pieces Used By Roman Soldiers Discovered In Türkiye
One thousand six hundred years ago, in a city named after the famous emperor Hadrian, bored Roman soldiers spent their free time shuffling counters around a game board in an attempt to hone their ...
Metal detectorists discover hoard of priceless gold coins dating back to Biblical times
A pair of Dutch metal detectorists uncovered an unusual hoard of Roman and British coins dating back to Biblical times, ...
Greek Reporter4d
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix: The Roman Dictator Who Destroyed Athens
Sulla's ruthless campaigns in Greece, including the devastating siege of Athens, marked a turning point in Roman history.
Greek Reporter12d
The Emergence of Pants in Ancient Rome: From Ban to Commonplace Couture
The Romans associated pants with barbarism and eventually banned them, but the legwear eventually became commonplace nonetheless.
Popular Mechanics11d
A Man Found a Tiny Gold Lock in the Dirt. It’s an ‘Extraordinary’ Example of Ancient Roman Craftsmanship.
“Perhaps a member of a local elite brought an exquisite gem back home as a souvenir or gift when he returned from Roman military service,” speculated Michael Rind, director of archaeology for ...