Alessandro Pace
Biographic Data
| ID | 3871071 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alessandro Pace |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alessandro |
| FAMILY NAME | Pace |
| SIGNATURE | PACE A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Fribourg |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Looking through the glass
This paper deals with a peculiar class of objects widely documented in Pompeii, namely the glass hemispheres. They are small glass objects, with a plano-convex section, whose function is still debated. Generally, these objects are recognised as counters moved on the tabulae lusoriae, although other functions have been proposed. This research aims to show that the only valid parameter to certify their ludic value is the direct association with oth…
In taberna quando sumus? Osservazioni sul gioco d'azzardo (alea) a Pompei
The past few years have seen a renewed interest about Roman law on gambling. Combining literary and legal sources, we are now able to reconstruct the interventions of the legislator from the Republican age to the Justianian reign. But what do we know about the real force of the laws? By analyzing the distribution of gambling in Pompeii (namely dice and knucklebones) we can appreciate the real impact of the law in the context of a Roman city durin…
Playing with Batavians. Games as an educational tool for a Romano more vivere
Recent research has underlined how games can serve as powerful tools for the creation of new social spaces, bridging different ethnic and cultural groups, both in the present and in the past. The scope of this paper is to explore whether games can offer new insights into that process of cultural co-optation that brought in contact the Roman world and the various ethnic groups that were progressively absorbed into Rome's orbit following its politi…
Looking through the glass
This paper deals with a peculiar class of objects widely documented in Pompeii, namely the glass hemispheres. They are small glass objects, with a plano-convex section, whose function is still debated. Generally, these objects are recognised as counters moved on the tabulae lusoriae, although other functions have been proposed. This research aims to show that the only valid parameter to certify their ludic value is the direct association with oth…
Playing with Batavians. Games as an educational tool for a Romano more vivere
Recent research has underlined how games can serve as powerful tools for the creation of new social spaces, bridging different ethnic and cultural groups, both in the present and in the past. The scope of this paper is to explore whether games can offer new insights into that process of cultural co-optation that brought in contact the Roman world and the various ethnic groups that were progressively absorbed into Rome's orbit following its politi…
Playing with Batavians. Games as an educational tool for a Romano more vivere
Recent research has underlined how games can serve as powerful tools for the creation of new social spaces, bridging different ethnic and cultural groups, both in the present and in the past. The scope of this paper is to explore whether games can offer new insights into that process of cultural co-optation that brought in contact the Roman world and the various ethnic groups that were progressively absorbed into Rome's orbit following its politi…
Looking through the glass
This paper deals with a peculiar class of objects widely documented in Pompeii, namely the glass hemispheres. They are small glass objects, with a plano-convex section, whose function is still debated. Generally, these objects are recognised as counters moved on the tabulae lusoriae, although other functions have been proposed. This research aims to show that the only valid parameter to certify their ludic value is the direct association with oth…
In taberna quando sumus? Osservazioni sul gioco d'azzardo (alea) a Pompei
The past few years have seen a renewed interest about Roman law on gambling. Combining literary and legal sources, we are now able to reconstruct the interventions of the legislator from the Republican age to the Justianian reign. But what do we know about the real force of the laws? By analyzing the distribution of gambling in Pompeii (namely dice and knucklebones) we can appreciate the real impact of the law in the context of a Roman city durin…
Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (2 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (2 works) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (1 works) · Ancient history (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Artificial Intelligence (1 works) · Ethnic group (1 works)