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y of Dice and the Game of CrapsDo not ever roll dice with a guy called Bones. - Winston Groom, Gumpisms: The Wit and Wisdom of Forrest GumpPeople have been playing dice for more than 5000 years. Dice were originally made of stone, wood, clay, bones and ivory. A die was discovered in Northern Iraq dating back to About 3000 B.C. Dice were played during the time of pharaohs in ancient Egypt. Prosperous Vikings played dice as part of their leisure time. Romans played dice during Caesars time. Dice found at Herculaneum had six (6) marked faces. The Romans called these tesserae. The Romans also played with dice that had only four (4) marked faces (two faces were blank). These dice were called tali. Tali was inherited from the Ancient Greeks, who had originally made the pieces from astragali, or knucklebones of sheep or goats. Astragali were marked on four (4) faces.Under Roman law, games of chance played for money were prohibited. Evidence exists that gambling chips replaced actual moneyeStatus:
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