Literate Games
Roman Urban Society and the Game of Alea
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4162744 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicholas Purcell (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 147 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-37 |
| Publication date | 1995-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Past & Present (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-2746 • E-ISSN: 1477-464X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/past/147.1.3 |
| OpenAlex | W2014318115 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 61 |
Sociology · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical and Architectural Studies · Psychology
La chance à la fois « s’offre et se dérobe »
Greek Epigram and Byzantine Culture
The Socio-Economics of Roman Storage
Gambling
Weddings, Sex, and “Virgil the Maiden”
Tragic Virgil
Conclusion
Playing with Poetry
Virgil and the Everyday
Omnia Iam Vulgata?
Local and provincial institutions and government
Commerce and finance
The growth of administrative posts
Africa
The emperor and his advisers
The army
Religion
The Danube provinces
Cyrenaica
Hadrian to the Antonines
Roman Germany
Nerva to Hadrian
Family and household
Britain
Emperor, Senate and magistrates
Provincial administration and finance
Greece and Asia Minor
The Flavians
Rome and Italy
Trade
Frontiers
Status and patronage
Art and architecture
Rebels and outsiders
The land
Literacy
Demography
Literature and sophistic
Romulus' Asylum
A Study on the Late Antique Board Game Duodecim Scripta/Alea from Stratonikeia and Lagina
Board Games in Ancient Fiction
Rolling Dice for Divination, Gambling and Homeromanteia
Homer in Stone
Aulus Gellius and Roman Reading Culture
The Cambridge Ancient History
La tessera lusoria del Puig del Castell de Samalús (Barcelona)
The Digital Ludeme Project
Theophrastus' Characters and the historian
Between Epigraph and Epigram
Passing the Time
Sallust’s Imitation of Greek Models at Catiline 14.2-3
How to Read a Roman Portrait’? Optatian Porfyry, Constantine and the VVLTVS Avgvsti
Roman Failure
Barbers, Barbershops and Searching for Roman Popular Culture
Monumental Writing and the Expansion of Roman Society in the Early Empire
Virgil Recomposed
Petteia, Kubeia, and Grammata
The Freedman's Story
Why are Roman-period dice asymmetrical? An experimental and quantitative approach
Roman rules? The introduction of board games to Britain and Ireland
Playing against complexity
| Unique citing works | 61 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,03 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2026 (31) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 60 |