GAMES IN THE ANCIENT WORLD: PLACES, SPACES, ACCESSORIES

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Games in the Ancient World: Places, Spaces, Accessories explores of the history of games and their accompanying equipment in Classical antiquity and beyond through the material evidence starting from a series of case studies fostered by the ERC project Locus Ludi (#741520) or presented at conferences organized by the ERC Locus Ludi. Drawing together a diverse array of case studies, the papers in this volume shed light on the cultural practices surrounding games across different regions and time periods. Spanning from Pharaonic Egypt to Roman Britain and the early medieval Celtic fringe, the case studies emphasize the geographical and chronological breadth of gaming habits in the ancient world. Despite the abundance of evidence, the extant materials often remain fragmented and scattered, overshadowed by modern Western perceptions of games as trivial pastimes. By unravelling the complexities of ancient ludic practices, this work underscores the intersection of games with social, cultural, and religious life in antiquity, offering a fresh perspective on a hitherto neglected aspect of human history.

CONTENTS
Introduction
Where the study of games comes from…
Véronique Dasen & Ulrich Schädler.

More than just fun and games: the past, present, and future of the materiality of play
Tim Penn, Alessandro Pace & Ulrich Schädler.

A community of players. Board games at Deir el-Medina (Egypt)
Marie-Lys Arnette.

Games boards from Hellenistic Period Maresha: Predicting the future or simply passing the time?
Ian Stern.

Computational approaches for recognising and reconstructing ancient games: The case of ludus latrunculorum
Walter Crist, Éric Piette, Dennis J. N. J. Soemers, Matthew Stephenson & Cameron Browne

Su alcune tavole lusorie dai Fori Imperiali
Luca Dal Monte.

Games and gaming in southwestern Asia Minor
Peter Talloen.

Gaming in the Place of Palms at Aphrodisias
Ben Russel, Angelos Chaniotis & Andrew Wilson.

Roman, Byzantine, and Medieval Games in Ephesus: preliminary survey results
Ulrich Schädler.

Europe’s playful frontiers: Roman board games in the Barbaricum, from Britain and across the Rhine and Danube lands
Ulrich Schädler & Mark A. Hall.

The Iberians played too
Raimon Graells i Fabregat & Miguel F. Pérez Blasco.

The gaming material from Empúries, Catalunya
Ilaria Truzzi.

Le mobilier de jeu antique dans l’habitat de la cité de Nîmes
Yves Manniez.

Wrote for luck? Unofficial literacies and gaming counters from Roman Britain
Natasha Harlow.

Casino at Coria? Evidence for gaming at Roman Corbridge
Frances McIntosh.

On pegged gaming pieces (with particular reference to a Late Celtic set from Lough Sewdy, Ireland)
Mark A. Hall & Katherine Forsyth.

Spielen in Vindonissa. Spielsteine und Würfel im militärischen Kontext
Regine Fellmann Brogli .

Oggetti per il gioco di epoca romana: rinvenimenti in contesti archeologici in Lombardia
Chiara Bianchi.

Les jeux de Pompéi. Réflexions sur la culture matérielle ludique de la ville romaine
Alessandro Pace.

Did people play games in the countryside of Roman Italy?
Tim Penn.

Ritual offerings or divination tools? Objects for play from the Roman Republican sanctuary of Diana in Nemi
Francesca Diosono, Federica Grossi & Loredana Lancini.

Appendix I. Games in the Ancient World
Ulrich Schädler.

Appendix II. A guide to recognising carved pavement signs in the Greek and Roman World
Alessandro Pace, Tim Penn & Summer Courts.

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