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Gambling of ancient Romans « IMPERIUM ROMANUM

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Gambling in ancient Rome was very widespread, and Roman authorities tried to fight against it as an element that was badly influencing morality.

Alea iacta est, the famous words of Caesar crossing the Rubicon, could be symbolically interpreted as starting a game where the stake was the state. Alea means “dice”. Later, all gambling games were referred to as this term. This type of entertainment was a large part of the ancient Romans’ leisure time. Their popularity was mainly determined by the emotional factor. The games gave a man both the feeling of excitement about the vision of winning and the fear of losing the pledged amount. This element of risk caused an increase in adrenaline, which was addictive because it made everyday life…

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