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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
The Ludi Romani ("Roman Games"; see ludi) was a religious festival in ancient Rome held annually, starting in 366 BC, from September 12 to September 14. In the 1st century BC, an extra day was added in honor of the deified Julius Caesar on 4 September and extended to September 19.
Bible Scramble Games - TRS-80 Color Computer [1] The Memory Verse Games - TRS-80 Color Computer [1] The Quail Game - TRS-80 Color Computer [1] Moses' Rod - TRS-80 Color Computer [1] Noah's Ark - TRS-80 Color Computer [1] The Church Growth Game - TRS-80 Color Computer [1] Heavenly Mansions - TRS-80 Color Computer [1] The Exodus Game - TRS-80 ...
The Lusus Troiae, also as Ludus Troiae and ludicrum Troiae ("Troy Game" or "Game of Troy") was an equestrian event held in ancient Rome. It was among the ludi ("games"), celebrated at imperial funerals , temple foundings, or in honor of a military victory.
Harpastum, ancient Roman fresco. Harpastum, also known as harpustum, was a form of ball game played in the Roman Empire. The Romans also referred to it as the small ball game. The ball used was small (not as large as a follis, paganica, or football-sized ball) and hard, probably about the size and solidity of a softball and was stuffed with ...
The Secular or Saecular Games [1] (Ludi Saeculares) was an ancient Roman religious celebration involving sacrifices, theatrical performances, and public games (ludi). It was held irregularly in Rome for three days and nights to mark the ends of various eras ( saecula ) and to celebrate the beginning of the next. [ 2 ]
Depiction of a game of trigon (1885). Trigon was a form of ball game played by the ancient Romans. [1] [2] The name derives from the Greek τρίγωνος (trigōnos, "three-cornered, triangular"), [3] and may have been a romanized version of a Greek game called τρίγων (trigōn). [4]
The Catholic Bible contains 73 books; the additional seven books are called the Apocrypha and are considered canonical by the Catholic Church, but not by other Christians. When citing the Latin Vulgate , chapter and verse are separated with a comma, for example "Ioannem 3,16"; in English Bibles chapter and verse are separated with a colon, for ...