have unearthed two bone tokens dating to the fifth century C.E. that they suspect belong to a strategic board game enjoyed by Roman soldiers. “These bone objects are lentil-shaped and disk ...

modern strategy board game today. When Roman soldiers weren’t out training or fighting, they were spending some of their spare time learning military strategy through games. An excavation in ...

Military simulation games evolved over time, eventually leading to the Roman legions ... a more detailed board game using contoured terrain and porcelain soldiers, which introduced the concept ...

Archaeologists found two game pieces believed to have been used by Roman soldiers more than 1,600 years ago. The discovery ...

The board was likely used in the bath house ... that once delineated the northern frontier of the Roman Empire, soldiers played games to pass the time. Tony Henderson at Chronicle Live reports ...

The discovery reinforces the theory that Hadrianopolis was not only a cultural center but also a strategic military enclave of the Roman Empire. Hadrianopolis. During the Roman period, the ancient ...