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is CE the same as AD?
CE means “common era” which refers to the same time period that AD does, which stands for Anno Domini and means “the year of our lord,” which is rooted in the Christian faith. You will also see “BCE” and it means Before Common Era, which replaces BC, which means “Before Christ”. The newer terms are more inclusive.
To me it seems to exclude the only person referenced in the original form.
I thought it was determined to be a glove finger knitting apparatus.
People back then loved their cats just as much as we do, maybe it’s just a cat toy
Another armchair idea, could they have been used to detect coin clipping? It seems so easy to test that I feel the idea must have some readily apparent flaw.
Why wouldn't it just be a 12 sided die for gambling?
However, I think we might we would see some wear if they they were die. Might see some blobs dented or knocked off if they were regularly being rolled in taverns and such.
I like the theory that it's an examination piece to qualify as a master metalworker. Casting a flawless dodecahedron could have been a way to demonstrate your skill. The shape is somewhat arbitrary: anything that's both difficult to cast and easy to examine for quality would work, but once people started making dodecahedrons that's what people expected and it became a kind of standard.
What were these Roman objects used for? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25237271
I like the theory that it's an examination piece to qualify as a master metalworker. Casting a flawless dodecahedron could have been a way to demonstrate your skill. The shape is somewhat arbitrary: anything that's both difficult to cast and easy to examine for quality would work, but once people started making dodecahedrons that's what people expected and it became a kind of standard.
And of course it goes without saying that they've appeared made out of non-metal materials.
That's funny. I think I stopped believing in God as a kid because in all the historical articles I read, it was clear that the people of the past just believed in superstition. It obviously follows that our current religions are also superstitions.