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Venus Throw The Venus Throw was the highest roll in the Ancient Roman gambling game of ''tali'', or knucklebones. The game was played with four sheep's or goat's knucklebones, 4-sided rectangular dice numbered I, III, IV and VI . The Venus Throw happened when each ''talus'' landed on a different side, i.e. with a total of 14. A gambler would either throw the ''tali'' from his or her hand, or use a box (called a ''fritillus''). There were thirty-five different throws possible. While the Venus throw was the highest, the Vulture throw (all aces) — also known as the Dog throw — was the lowest. The Venus throw could be used to designate the master of the revels. ''The Venus Throw'' is also a novel in the Roma Sub Rosa series set in ancient republican Rome by author Steven Saylor. ==References==
* Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, p. 1095 () Charlton T. Lewis; Charles Short A Latin Dictionary, p. 782
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