Venus Throw

Venus Throw

The Venus Throw was the highest roll in the Ancient Roman gambling game of "tali", or knucklebones. The game was played with four sheep's or goat's knucklebones, 4-sided rectangular dice numbered I, III, IV and VI . The Venus Throw happened when each "talus" landed on a different side, i.e. with a total of 14. A gambler would either throw the "tali" from his or her hand, or use a box (called a "fretellus"). There were thirty-five different throws possible. While the Venus throw was the highest, the Vulture throw (all aces) — also known as the Dog throw — was the lowest. The Venus throw could be used to designate the master of the revels.

"The Venus Throw" is also a novel in the Roma Sub Rosa series set in ancient republican Rome by author Steven Saylor.

References

* Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, p. 1095 [http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-dgra/1102.html]


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