Published September 19, 2018 | Version v1
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ERC Locus Ludi. Play and Games in Antiquity. Sorting Fun From Fiction: Were 'Tesserae' Gaming Pieces ?

Creators

  • 1. University of Fribourg

Description

Clare Rowan, Warwick, is the PI of the ERC project Token Communities in the ancient Mediterranean. She explores for the first in depth the central roles that tokens played in cultural, religious, political and economic life in antiquity. Her talk: Sorting Fun From Fiction: Were “tesserae” Gaming Pieces?, was given at the International Conference, Play and Games in Antiquity. Definition, Transmission, Reception, September 17-19, 2018, Swiss Museum of Games.

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Sorting Fun From Fiction- Were tesserae Gaming Pieces_ _ Clare Rowan _ Locus Ludi Sept 2018.mp4

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Funding

Locus Ludi – Locus Ludi: The Cultural Fabric of Play and Games in Classical Antiquity 741520
European Commission