ROMA HALKININ SEVDİGİ BİR OYUN: DUODECIM SCRIPTA

Arkeolojik buluntulardan ve yazın kaynaklarından anlıyoruz ki eğlence ve şenlikler Roma hayatında önemli bir yere sahipti. İki tekerlekli at arabası yarışları /udi circenses, hayvan dövüşleri uenatlones, tiyatro gösterileri /udi scaenici, gladyatör dövüşleri munera Roma halkının rağbet ettiği eğlence türleriydi. Bu eğlenceler arasında İtalya' da, Mısır' da ve Türkiye'de arkeolojik kazılar sonucu bulunan tahta oyunları da bulunmaktadır. Bu oyunlardan bir tanesi de Side ve Efes müzelerinde, Perge ve Aphrodisias antik kentlerinde görülen mermerden yapılmış duodecim scripta oyunudur. Bu çalışmada Roma tahta ve zar oyunları tanıtılacak ve duodecim scripta oyununun nasıl oynandığı konusunda bilgi verilecektir. Böylece, Roma eğlence hayatına zayıf da olsa bir ışık tutulmaya çalışılacaktır.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Roma, Side, Perge, Aphrodisias, Efes, Eğlence, Duodecim Scripta

A BOARD GAME LIKED BY THE ROMANS: DUODECIM SCRIPTA

Thanks to the artifacts unearthed and the written sources, we know that the entertainment and the festivities had played important role in the Roman life. The chariot races /udi c/rcenses, fights against animals uenationes, theatre plays /udi scaenlcl and gladiator fights munera were the kinds of entertainments in which Roman people had taken part as spectators. There were the board games excavated in Turkey, Italy and Egypt among these entertainment resources. One of the board games was marble game duodecim scripta which is depicted in the museums of Ephesus and Side and in the ancient cities of Aphrodisias and Perge. in this article, Roman board and dice games are introduced and the inforrnation about how to play duodecim scripta is given. Therefore, the article aims at giving glimpse into Roman entertainment life.

Keywords:

Roma, Side, Perge, Aphrodisias, Ephesus, Entertainment, Duodecim Scripta,

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