Archaeologists Discovered the Pieces of a Fifth-Century Board Game. They Tell a Big Story.
An excavation in modern-day Turkey near what was once a Roman fortress revealed a pair of carved bone disk-shaped pieces ...
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Archaeologists Find 5th Century Game Pieces Made of Bones, Hinted at Roman Military Strategy
Game Pieces Made of Bones, Hinted at Roman Military Strategy Among the exciting archaeological discoveries, some intriguing ...
JSTOR Daily2y
The “Fear” of the Barbarians and the Fifth-Century Western Chroniclers
During the fifth century, three Western chroniclers followed in the footsteps of Jerome and Augustine to confront the flood of the Völkerwanderung (barbarian migrations) by developing different ...
Greek Reporter6d
The Byzantine’s Hidden Impact on Education
Drawing heavily from antiquity, the Byzantine contribution to education and higher learning is immense, despite often being overlooked.
Smithsonian Magazine10d
Archaeologists Discover Ancient Tokens That Roman Soldiers Used to Play Strategy Games
The lentil-shaped objects were unearthed in Hadrianopolis, an ancient city in modern-day Turkey, that once hosted a Roman ...