Movement, Gaming, and the Use of Space in the Forum

Trifilò, Francesco

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“…sixcharacter section, or by removing them from there, but this cannot be known for certain. 39 At a later period, somewhere between the late first century BCE and the third century CE, the game develops into alea, previously the term for gambling, but now a specific 34 Schädler (2009) 196 35 Kidd (2017) 96-97 36 Schädler (2013) 2843 37 Lanciani (1892) 97-100; Austin (1934) 30-34;Schädler (1995) 74-81, who cautions the association of these boards with the game of this name, though in later publications he adopts the convention; Purcell (1995) 17-28;Purcell (2007) 90-97;Habinek (2009) 125-127; Trifilò (2011) 321. 38 Austin (1934) 33-34;Schädler (1995) 83-84;Schädler (2013) 2843 39 Austin (1934) 34 named as the winner.…”

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Not just fun and games : exploring ludic elements in Greek and Latin literature

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This dissertation explores how Greek and Roman authors use board games and games of chance to answer complex questions about humanity and the relation of the self to the cosmos. I isolate literary topoi rooted in gaming imagery and survey them across a broad diachronic and generic expanse to reveal the application of ludic themes as an important conceptual tool. Specifically, I demonstrate how authors employ gaming imagery to engage in ongoing discussions about the nature of the universe and human behavior; I trace these ludic themes in passages often overlooked as mere metaphor and shape them into an analytical framework that spans major genres from the 8th century BCE to the early 1st century CE.

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