SPQR is a historical set of playing cards, based on real, antique artwork and depicting the iconic time period of the Roman Emperors and the Italian governance and culture, which has influenced the entire world. Two unique editions featuring beautiful illustrations, ornate art, luxurious tuck boxes and edge-gilded cards fit for every collector of historical art or playing cards - Legatum and Senatus edition!
Every deck comes with a special designed seal, the edition has its respective design - both are inspired from historical Roman banners. The Courts feature the 12 Roman rulers that once ruled over Roman civilization, all of them who shaped them in humankind history. A pair of decks to preserve the history of ancient Rome.
The Legatum edition features gold gilded 1-way cards and have an incredibly detailed tuck artwork, which has embossed gold foil on all sides. A 1-way design with elegant gold-gilded edges. The number cards feature 36 mini illustrations to highlight some of the rural and urban Roman inventions that transformed ancient society and laid foundations for modern infrastructure, engineering, and agriculture. The combination of technological ingenuity and centralized governance allowed Rome to bring advanced infrastructure not only to its cities, but also deep into its rural provinces - many of these inventions continue to influence our world today. These include aqueducts, concrete (opus caementicium), road networks, sewers and sanitation systems, apartment buildings (insulae), central heating (hypocaust system), villa system (rural estates), irrigation and water management, crop rotation, terracing, animal-powered mills and plows, wine and olive presses, storage infrastructure (dolium, granaries), surveying tools (e.g., groma, chorobates), urban planning (grid systems, public spaces), postal system (Cursus Publicus).
