Five Lines is one of the oldest board games known, coming from Ancient Greece where it was known as Pente Grammai. Around 600 BC the Greek poet Alkaios referred to the game in one of his poems, and gaming tables in terracotta with the typical five parallel lines have been found in graves dating to the same period. During the decades around 500 BC the Athenians imagined Ajax and Achilles playing the game during the siege of Troy. Five Lines, or 'the game of the heroes', was regarded as a noble game for centuries and was very popular, as it was during Roman Imperial times, when a number of descriptions of the game occur in contemporary literature, and boards with rectangular grids can be found scratched into pavements in Roman towns.

Contents: Leather board 7 x 5.5 inches, wooden men and die, full rules and game history.

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Gothic Green Oak specialise in making and supplying authentic historic games and accessories through The Historic Games Shop. All the games we sell on Ebay have been tested not only for the authenticity of their rules, but also for playability, and we can recommend them for board game enthusiasts or just families looking for something different. They make great and unique gifts! Our games are also used in film, theatre and on TV, and have been supplied for use by the BBC, English Heritage and The National Trust.

Gothic Green Oak also publish, under the Play with History brand, a series of two-player abstract strategy games inspired by history; together with a range of games that explore Northern European folklore and mythology - not all that seriously though! Trolls, Giants and Goblins, Wizards and Witches, Elves, Pixies and Faeries abound, not to mention a little cheese!

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