Gambling and Prostitution in Ancient Pompeii

arcanehistory.com — Gambling and prostitution are looked down upon in today's world as unsavoury. However, as evidence from Pompeii's 100 taverns, dice of astragals (bones from sheep feet) and similar figurines to chess pieces indicate that both were widespread practices in Pompeii.Brought to you by www.arcanehistory.com Feb 21, 2008 View in Crawl 4