Passatempi (basso) medievali in Sicilia (XIII-inizi XIV sec) : filetto, jeu du moulin o nine men's Morris : un gioco da tavola dal Castello di Lombardia di Enna

This short report focuses on a late Medieval ceramic roof-tile unearthed during recent excavations at the Castello di Lombardia at Enna (Central Sicily), which bears, incised after firing, the board game called nine men's Morris. According to the context of recovery, this item dates to the 13th-early 14th centuries. On a global scale, the evidence of 13th-14th centuries nine men's Morris spans from Scandinavia to the Indian Ocean, indicating the great popularity of this game. In Sicily, however, a comprehensive survey of ancient gameboards is missing; contemporaneous monumental examples come from the Duomo of Cefalù and the Castello di Noto Antica, but the record is unquestionably more extensive. [Publisher's text]