The Mystery of Roman Dodecahedra

Rome kept building the same object for centuries. Across continents, in the same exact

way. And no one has why. That’s not normal, because Rome didn’t

build things by accident. Every road, aqueduct, and wall had a purpose.

Efficiency was the point. Which makes this object a problem. They call it: the

Roman dodecahedron. Archaeologists keep finding it all across the empire. Same shape,

Same placement, Same materials. There are no inscriptions explaining it. No instructions.

No official Roman description. And that’s strange, because Rome documented everything that

mattered. Some historians think it was practical — part of infrastructure we no longer understand.