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Games
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exercise created by Susan Barber
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Tesserae
Use the following website to answer the questions below. (You may wish to print out the page and write out your answers.)
http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/w/x/wxk116/roma/tesserae.html
Define tesserae.
Define tali.
The opposite sides of a Roman dice always added up to the number _____.
Write this number in Roman numerals.
Write this number in Latin.
Draw and fill in the opposite sides of the dice using dots.
Draw and fill in the opposite sides of the dice using Roman numbers.
Draw and fill in the opposite sides of the dice writing the Latin number.
to review Latin numbers go to: http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/bl_latnumbers.htm
to review Roman numerals, go to: http://www.yourdictionary.com/crossword/romanums.html
Besides dice, what else did the Romans use to play tesserae?
What other gambling game did the Romans play?
Define roundels.
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