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Ludus latrunculorum, latrunculi, or simply latrones ("the game of brigands", or "the game of soldiers" from latrunculus, diminutive of latro, mercenary or highwayman) was a two-player strategy board game played throughout the Roman Empire. It is said to resemble chess or draughts, as it is generally accepted to be a game of military tactics ...
Eagles of the Empire is a series of historical military fiction novels written by Simon Scarrow.The series began in July 2000 with the publication of Under the Eagle, and as of October 24, 2024 there have been 23 novels released in the series, with the 24th novel due in October 23, 2025.
Centurion is a historical fiction novel (ISBN 0755327764) written by Simon Scarrow, published by Headline Book Publishing in 2007. It is book 8 in the Eagles of the Empire series, continuing Macro and Cato's adventures in the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire that began in The Eagle in the Sand.
Casca is a series of historical fantasy novels created by author Barry Sadler in 1979. The stories revolve around the exploits of Casca Rufio Longinus, the Roman legionary who drove the Holy Lance into the side of Jesus Christ on Golgotha.
The Roma Sub Rosa series by Steven Saylor is set in the later years of the Republic and the beginning of the Augustan period. Roma, published March 6, 2007, by Steven Saylor. According to the author's website, the book covers part of Rome's early history. [1] The Emperor Series (2003-2013), by Conn Iggulden, Julius Caesar's life
Marble relief (2nd century AD) of Roman children playing ball games: the girl at the far right is tossing a ball in the air [1] The ancient Romans had a variety of toys and games. Children used toys such as tops, marbles, wooden swords, kites, [2] whips, seesaws, dolls, chariots, and swings. Gambling and betting were popular games in ancient Rome
Emperors would use them to gather information on friends, family, officials, or soldiers. [21] [22] This organization was sometimes tasked with assassinating whomever the emperor wished. [18] [23] Peasants disliked the frumentarii due to false and arbitrary arrests. They were seen as a tyrannical "plague" on the empire. [24]
In the video game Assassin's Creed Origins, one of the main antagonists, referred to either as Lucius Septimius or as "The Jackal", is based on him. This fictional version of Septimius is the second-in-command of the Order of the Ancients, a precursor organization to the Templar Order .