Ancient Roman Dice Tower

[Hutch]

Found on the British Museum website.

 

[Pfc TAZ]

I bought this wooden replica on Etsy recently. It's too nice to use.

 

[olli]

I was asked if I could make one in aluminium for somebody .

 

[Old Noob]

What's Latin for "curse you boxcars!"?

 

[Hutch]

Maledicat te, Boxcars!

From the Wiki

The front face of the tower bears the words:
PICTOS VICTOSHOSTIS DELETALVDITE SECVRI
Which can be translated as:
With the Picts defeated,The enemy has been destroyed, So play in safety.

Around the top of the three remaining faces is the phrase,
UTERE FELIX VIVAS
Which can be translated as:
Use [me] and live luckily/happily.

 

[Robin Reeve]

From Wikipedia :

The front face of the tower bears the words:

PICTOS VICTOSHOSTIS DELETALVDITE SECVRI
Which can be translated as:

With the Picts defeated,The enemy has been destroyed,So play in safety.
Around the top of the three remaining faces is the phrase,

UTERE FELIX VIVAS
Which can be translated as:

Use [me] and live luckily/happily.

Wikipedia about the Vettweiss-Froitzheim Dice Tower

 

[ScottRomanowski]

What's Latin for "curse you boxcars!"?

Google translate has "Maledicite vobis boxcars". Perhaps "Curse you twelve" would be better, "Maledicite tibi duodecim". :-D

 

[GeorgeBates]

Now, write it a hundred times. And if it's not done by sunrise, I'll cut your b**** off.
Hail, Caesar!

 

[Old Noob]

Shouldn't that be "Vail Caesar!"?

 

[Hutch]

Romani ite domum

Centurion:  'Domus'? Nominative? 'Go home', this is motion towards, isn't it, boy?
Brian: The dative, sir?
[Centurion draws his sword and holds it to Brian's throat]
Brian: Ahh! No, not the dative, not the dative, sir. No, the, accusative, accusative, 'ad domum', sir!
Centurion: Except that 'domus' takes the ...?
Brian: The locative, sir!
Centurion: Thus it is ...?!
Brian:  'Domum'.