In taberna quando sumus? Osservazioni sul gioco d’azzardo (alea) a Pompei

Recent research reveals that Roman legislation on gambling, though extensive, had limited effectiveness in curbing the practice. By analyzing the distribution of dice and knucklebones—key instruments for chance-based games—in Pompeii, scholars have gained insights into how these laws were enforced or ignored in a first-century CE city. The study crosses literary and legal sources to reconstruct Roman interventions over time, from the Republican era to Justinian's reign, while examining their real-world impact on urban life.

Pace, A. (2022). In taberna quando sumus? Osservazioni sul gioco d’azzardo (alea) a Pompei. Pallas, 119, 103–128. https://doi.org/10.4000/pallas.24634