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[[File:Saturnalia_dice_Chronography_of_354.png|thumb|Drawing from the [[ | [[File:Saturnalia_dice_Chronography_of_354.png|thumb|Drawing from the [[Chronography of 354 (nonfiction)|Chronography of 354]] depicting the month of December, with Saturnalian dice on the table and a mask (oscilla) hanging above.]]In ancient Rome, during [[Saturnalia (nonfiction)|Saturnalia]], gambling and dice-playing, normally prohibited or at least frowned upon, were permitted for all, even slaves. | ||
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Drawing from the Chronography of 354 depicting the month of December, with Saturnalian dice on the table and a mask (oscilla) hanging above.
In ancient Rome, during Saturnalia, gambling and dice-playing, normally prohibited or at least frowned upon, were permitted for all, even slaves.
Coins and nuts were the stakes.
On the Calendar of Philocalus, the Saturnalia is represented by a man wearing a fur-trimmed coat next to a table with dice, and a caption reading: "Now you have license, slave, to game with your master."
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External links:
- Dice @ Wikipedia
- Saturnalia @ Wikipedia