Cottabus

Before the evening is over various games will be ordered in, especially the "cottabus," which is in great vogue. ❋ William Stearns Davis (1903)

So Aenesidemus is said to have sent the ‘cottabus’ prize to Gelon, who had just reduced a town to slavery, because Gelon had got there first and forestalled his own attempt. ❋ Aristotle (2002)

Pour lead into the hollow and fit a good, long stick to the top; and you will have a balanced cottabus. ❋ Unknown (2000)

For (to Phidippides) consider, O youth, all that attaches to modesty, and of how many pleasures you are about to be deprived -- of women, of games at cottabus, of dainties, of drinking-bouts, of giggling. ❋ 446? BC-385? BC Aristophanes (N/A)

Some of the company, however, regard this as too profound, and after trying their skill at the cottabus betake themselves to the never failing chances of dice. ❋ William Stearns Davis (1903)

While most of the company prefer the cottabus, two, who profess to be experts, call for a gaming board and soon are deep in the "game of towns" -- very like to latter-day "checkers," played with a board divided into numerous squares. ❋ William Stearns Davis (1903)

I must drink water, that you may play the cottabus (This game consisted in projecting wine out of cups; it was a diversion extremely fashionable at Athenian entertainments.) with Chian wine! ❋ Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay (1829)

Come, it’s only a game of cottabus!” said Glaucia, and changed the subject. ❋ McCullough, Colleen, 1937- (1990)

"There’s more pattern and less chance to it than there is in a game of cottabus." ❋ McCullough, Colleen, 1937- (1990)