c. 142AD - 161AD
Roman Gaming Board
My Story
“I passed the time for many a bored soldier posted to the very edge of the Roman Empire. Gaming and gambling were popular pastimes.
Made of sandstone, I’m a board game just like ‘five in a row’ counters. I feature lots of squares and have white and blue glass playing pieces or soldier stones. These are from the fort at Camelon and you can see them today at Callendar House, Falkirk.
The Roman occupation of Scotland and the Antonine Wall is right on your doorstep when you visit Callendar House & Park. The House is one of Scotland’s finest baronial mansions where you can skip through the centuries to discover more about the area’s industrial heritage in iron and steel and see ‘life below stairs’ in the 1825 working Georgian Kitchen.”
“I passed the time for many a bored soldier posted to the very edge of the Roman Empire. Gaming and gambling were popular pastimes.
Made of sandstone, I’m a board game just like ‘five in a row’ counters. I feature lots of squares and have white and blue glass playing pieces or soldier stones. These are from the fort at Camelon and you can see them today at Callendar House, Falkirk.
The Roman occupation of Scotland and the Antonine Wall is right on your doorstep when you visit Callendar House & Park. The House is one of Scotland’s finest baronial mansions where you can skip through the centuries to discover more about the area’s industrial heritage in iron and steel and see ‘life below stairs’ in the 1825 working Georgian Kitchen.”
