The earliest full-length account of a chariot race appears in Book xxiii of the Iliad.
Richard Arnold EpsteinReflecting an amalgam of economics, monetary, and psychological factors, the stock market represents possibly the most subtly intricate game invented by man.
Richard Arnold EpsteinOne of the oldest mythological fables tells of Mercury playing at dice with Selene and winning from her the five days of the epact (thus totaling the 365 days of the year and harmonizing the lunar and solar calendars).
Richard Arnold EpsteinThere are no conventional games involving conditions of uncertainty without risk.
Richard Arnold Epstein