Alea

Surely the most famous sentence in Latin is either "veni, vidi, vici" or maybe "alea jacta est" - or perhaps "et tu, Brute?" ❋ DC (2010)

According to the Armory page, alea iacta est has 646 characters in it. ❋ Unknown (2007)

While updating his personal log the night before, he had polished off a full decanter of spiced Bolian alea mistake he didnt plan on making again any time soon. ❋ Kirsten Beyer (2009)

Alea iacta est — everybody and their dog can figure out that if “alea” is “the die” and “iacta” is “thrown” and “est” is “is” then using a simple word-for-word substitution you get “The die is thrown”. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Mimicry and ilinx are the paths to power in primitive societies, and then they get pushed aside as society advances technologically in favor of alea and agon. ❋ Unknown (2008)

He points as well to the fact that the particular form a game takes is not a perfect or direct reflection of agon, alea, etc. ❋ Unknown (2008)

So, when I read Caillois, and learn about ludus and paidia, alea and ilinx, I see it as an attempt to craft a category system for play that would shut down more questions than it would answer. ❋ Unknown (2008)

(Root words include akea, disgust, alea, too much, and 'a, to/at/toward.) alekeen - anyone who would be deemed a traitor by the rules of such a Society, particularly anyone who has consciously chosen to put Self and Pack before Society AND has acted on this decision in a reasonable, thoughtful manner. ❋ Jaxraven (2008)

"There can be no relationship between paidia, which is tumultuous and exuberant, and alea, which is passive anticipation of and mute immobility pending the outcome of the game" p. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The four kinds of play ilinx, mimicry, alea, agon are mapped onto an evolutionary ladder of progress and pinned to a never-questioned assertion that people are individuals motivated by the acquisition of power. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In applying agon and alea to the culture of "advanced" nations, for instance, there is no possible way we can see agon and alea as "occasions of pure waste" since agon is seen as the organising principle of society in this case, and alea its necessary complement. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Matter of fact, when our readers (400,000 unique visitors a month) were asked to list any high traffic sites (under 6000 alea ranking among US sites) which allow as wide a range of discussion of issues as OpEdNews, they did not come up with a single one. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Also, “Omnia Gallia in tres partes divisa est,” “alea jacta est,” and “veni, vidi, vici.” ❋ Unknown (2007)

The new guild is called, “alea iacta est”, Latin for “The Die Has Been Cast” more, and Kaustic, Dreadspine, Imriela, and nobleadela can add you to the guild as of today. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Casus Radiae Caracae Televisionae, Roma lucuta, causa finita et alea jacta est, sicut vox populi. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Nec enim loculis comitan tibus itur, ad casum tabulae, posita sed luditur arca Leinnius instit.ca. 44. mendaciorum quidem, et perjuriorum et paupertatis mater est alea, nullam habens patrimonii reverentiam, quum illud effuderit, sensim in furta delabitur et rapinas. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Veneri indulget, hunc decoquit alea — many too nicely take exceptions at cards, [3291] tables, and dice, and such mixed lusorious lots, whom Gataker well confutes. ❋ Unknown (2007)