Английская Википедия:De arte aleae
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Italics
Шаблон:Lang (Шаблон:IPA-la; On the Art of Dice) is the name of a now-lost book written by the fourth Roman emperor Claudius. As the name suggests, it details how to play the game of dice.
History
In book five, chapter 33 of the work Шаблон:Lang by Roman historian Suetonius (c. AD 69Шаблон:En dash122), the author discusses many of Roman Emperor Claudius's vices.[1] The final one considered was the leader's love of dice.[2] Suetonius notes, "[Claudius] played dice most avidly, on the art of which he also wrote a book" (Шаблон:Lang).[1]
Mention of this work is only to be found in Suetonius's work. The title Шаблон:Lang seems to be mostly speculative,[3] and based merely on the assertion by Suetonius that the book was "on the art of [dice]".[1] As a result, in textual history, the book became simply known as Шаблон:Lang; for instance, in 1761, the librarian Heinrich Jonathan Clodius, in his reference work Шаблон:Lang (Bibliographic Outline of Recreation) calls it "the Book on the Art of Dice" (Шаблон:Lang) and directly references Suetonius in naming it as such.[4]
While it seems reasonable to conclude that the book concerned dice, exactly what was included in the book is a mystery, as the work has been lost. Austin notes that it is very possible that the work may have dealt with a newer form of the game.[5]
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