2nd century A.D. d20 auctioned off at Christie's

Monday, June 16, 2008

The Internet (TNR) - From the old but obscure news department, the Romans apparently invented the d20 system.

From a lot sold at auction through Christie's back in 2003, a 20 sided die using the same perfect icosahedron (twenty-faced polygon) that d20s use today. The die was discovered in Egypt in the 1920s and has been dated to the 2nd century A.D. Other dice with similar symbols have also been discovered. The game they were used for is unknown.