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  1. As mentioned before, the topic of historical games is currently reorganized on our #wiki. And that line of work brought us the latest subpage, a transcription of a #publicDomain article "Musical Games of Antiquity" by J. F. Rowbotham from 1899:

    musicgames.wikidot.com/source:

    The central activity in the text is "The Cottabos" consisting of throwing wine to a cup and listening to the sound...

    If you see any flaws on the page you'll need to say here -- "sources" category is editable only for moderators.
    Suggestions always welcome! :)

    #ethnomusicology #musicHistory #ancientGreece