Locus Ludi: Project summary
Locus Ludi intends to provide a benchmark by reconstructing the history of the ludic culture in the Greco-Roman world. The project will identify, categorize and reconstruct ancient games thanks to close philological, historical, archaeological, and anthropological studies.
The research will generate a new vision of the cultural fabric of ancient society, provide models for training and research in related fields, as well as up-to-date material for schools, museums, and libraries. Understanding the educational, societal and integrative role of play in the past is important to understand the present and widen the debate on high tech toys and new forms of sociability.
Play with us!
Come and test our reconstructed games: Pente grammai – Alea / XII scripta – Three-men Morris – Ludus-latrunculorum.
Game topography map
Click on our interactive Game Topography map below to view where some of the ancient board games were discovered. |
New Exhibition since June! LVDIQVE! JOUER DANS L’ANTIQUITÉ
Currently showing: June 20-December 1, 2019 | LVDIQVE! Jouer dans l’antiquité, Lugdunum, Musée gallo-romain Fourvières, Lyon | PDF Exhibition webpage | The exhibition catalogue | Review of the Catalogue
Focus: recent videos
