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Show DICE LONG KNOWN TO WORLD Amusement Is Probably the Most An-ciervt An-ciervt Caroe, According t3 Records of Old Writers. The oldest amusement in the world is dice-throwing. In some form or another, dice have existed in every period of history. They are Shown on early Egyptian monuments, and some dug up at Thebes recently are exactly similar to those in use today. They are mentioned men-tioned In laws regulating games played In ancient Greece and Home and most other countries in Europe. The invention of dice Is attributed u Pal&medea, one of the heroes who sailed against Troy, about the year T-4-1 B. C, but the use of cubes with numbered sides for gambling purposes Is probably much earlier. Frequent passages In tho works of ancient writers and numerous repre-sentattons repre-sentattons In marble- and paintings slhow how popular dlee-playlng was among them. |