PETTEIA / LATRUNCULI: History and How to Play

FRIENDS, ROMANS, COUNTRYMEN, LEND ME YOUR EARS! Today we go back in time to the mighty Roman Period. We will start our journey with the Greeks and the game of petteia, to explore all that we know of the game of Ludus Latrunculorum and how did it come to be.

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PUBLISHED RESOURCES

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● Tilley, A. “Ludus Latrunculorum”. The Classical Review, Vol. 6, No. 8 (Oct., 1892), pp. 335-336.
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ONLINE RESOURCES

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MUSIC (Jeff Beal)

Track 1: HBO’s Rome OST- Main Title Theme
Track 2: HBO’s Rome OST- The Forum

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro
0:43 What is Ludus Latrunculorum?
1:43 What is Petteia?
2:03 History of Petteia
4:27 History of Ludus Latrunculorum
7:22 Play-set exposition
8:34 How to play Ludus Latrunculorum
9:59 Outro