The games in questions could be either Ludus Latrunculi or Doudecim Scripta, both of which were known board games played with bone pieces by Roman soldiers in the fifth century.

More specifically, he said the pieces were probably used to play a game called “Ludus Latrunculi”, in which players attempted to surround and capture their opponent’s pieces, or “Doudecim ...

Also known as Ludus Latrunculi, which translates to “Game of Mercenaries,” the two-player strategy game was the “toast of the Roman Empire,” as Smithsonian magazine ’s Meilan Solly wrote ...

Excavations at the Hadrianopolis ancient city in the northern province of Karabuk in Türkiye have uncovered two bone game pieces. Efforts led by Ersin Celikbas from the archaeology department at ...

Ludus Latrunculi board, an ancient Roman strategy game. Credit: Raimundo Pastor / CC BY-SA 4.0 Both games, which highlighted tactical and strategic planning, gained widespread popularity throughout ...

CHS Latin Club students placed fourth overall at the 2023 Illinois Junior Classical League Competition and brought home a record 51 medals.

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Have you ever heard of Hnefatafl, a game played during the Viking Age? Or Latrunculi, popular over 2000 years ago in ancient Rome? Discover these games and many more in the "Ancient Board Game ...

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