Comments on: Finds http://lateantiqueostia.wordpress.com by Luke Lavan and Axel Gering Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:20:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Current Epigraphy » A slate fragment with Greek exercises(?) from the Foro della Statua Eroica at Ostia http://lateantiqueostia.wordpress.com/finds/#comment-64 Current Epigraphy » A slate fragment with Greek exercises(?) from the Foro della Statua Eroica at Ostia Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:20:00 +0000 http://lateantiqueostia.wordpress.com/?page_id=56#comment-64 [...] Richard Sadler’s latest additions to the Finds page on the Berlin-Kent Ostia Excavations Blog (18 September 2008), we find a fragment of a slate [...] [...] Richard Sadler’s latest additions to the Finds page on the Berlin-Kent Ostia Excavations Blog (18 September 2008), we find a fragment of a slate [...]

]]> By: lukelavan http://lateantiqueostia.wordpress.com/finds/#comment-62 lukelavan Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:38:23 +0000 http://lateantiqueostia.wordpress.com/?page_id=56#comment-62 Hello all, with regards to the dice, the opposite faces do in fact add up to seven, so we are probably looking at a post mid-2nd century one. However, we have yet to find a gameboard to test it on so we don't know if it is loaded or not! Richard Sadler Hello all,

with regards to the dice, the opposite faces do in fact add up to seven, so we are probably looking at a post mid-2nd century one. However, we have yet to find a gameboard to test it on so we don’t know if it is loaded or not!

Richard Sadler

]]> By: andy stephney kafs http://lateantiqueostia.wordpress.com/finds/#comment-50 andy stephney kafs Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:07:08 +0000 http://lateantiqueostia.wordpress.com/?page_id=56#comment-50 like the dice , my question is with ellen , does the dice opposit faces equal 7 , ie 2+5 6+1 4+3 - we have found similar in kent ( uk ) - the BM have told us that up to the ( middilish ) of 2 nd centry all dice were crude and random , after this date , gambling and dice was ( in a word ) standerdised hence opposite sides = 7 , good luck with the rest of dig , best wishes andy ( metal finds / det for kafs ) like the dice , my question is with ellen , does the dice opposit faces equal 7 , ie 2+5 6+1 4+3 – we have found similar in kent ( uk ) – the BM have told us that up to the ( middilish ) of 2 nd centry all dice were crude and random , after this date , gambling and dice was ( in a word ) standerdised hence opposite sides = 7 , good luck with the rest of dig , best wishes andy ( metal finds / det for kafs )

]]> By: Angela Gillen http://lateantiqueostia.wordpress.com/finds/#comment-40 Angela Gillen Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:07:48 +0000 http://lateantiqueostia.wordpress.com/?page_id=56#comment-40 Hey Ellen thanks for the comment - we haven't tried rolling the die is there anything we can look out for other than the obvious? Hey Ellen thanks for the comment – we haven’t tried rolling the die is there anything we can look out for other than the obvious?

]]> By: Ellen Swift http://lateantiqueostia.wordpress.com/finds/#comment-35 Ellen Swift Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:24:14 +0000 http://lateantiqueostia.wordpress.com/?page_id=56#comment-35 Is the die equal on all faces, or is it biased towards throwing sixes as many Roman dice are? Keep up the good work, all the best to everyone Ellen Is the die equal on all faces, or is it biased towards throwing sixes as many Roman dice are?

Keep up the good work,

all the best to everyone
Ellen

]]> By: Current Epigraphy » An epigraphic fragment from the Foro della Statua Eroica at Ostia http://lateantiqueostia.wordpress.com/finds/#comment-18 Current Epigraphy » An epigraphic fragment from the Foro della Statua Eroica at Ostia Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:18:28 +0000 http://lateantiqueostia.wordpress.com/?page_id=56#comment-18 [...] Gering and Luke Lavan have just opened up access to the Finds section of their Berlin-Kent Ostia Excavations blog, where they are providing a chronicle of their [...] [...] Gering and Luke Lavan have just opened up access to the Finds section of their Berlin-Kent Ostia Excavations blog, where they are providing a chronicle of their [...]

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