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Bocce Ball Italy Flag Necktie Necktie

Flag of italy on a heart pierced with bocce ball. Bocce ...

Bocce Ball Mom Heart Neck Ties Necktie

Bocce Ball Mom hearts! For bocce ball moms and mothers. Perfect ...

Bocce Ball History Tie Necktie

History of Bocce Ball. The bocce ball history timeline with Greece, ...

Bocce Mania Tie Necktie

It's Bocce Mania! Bowl your way to the Bocce Ball championships. ...

Bocce Mama Neckties Necktie

I'm the Bocce Mama. For bocce ball mamas, girl teams, girls ...

Bocce Ball Heart Neckwear Necktie

Love bocce ball? Say so! Bocce ball is the arrow that ...

I Love Bocce Ball Ties Necktie

Bocce Ball heart tshirt. I love Bocce Ball! I heart Bocce ...

Earned My Stars Bocce Ball Neck Wear Necktie

I've earned my stars. The best of bocce ball players. The ...

Bocce Ball Forever Custom Ties Necktie

Bocce Ball forever hearts! For the passionate bocce ball player, your ...

Bocce Man Tie Necktie

I'm the Bocce Man. I live for bocce ball. Blue stars ...

Got the Brass Bocce Ball Neck Wear Necktie

Have you got the brass? Are you really that good? Show ...

Got the Bocce Balls Neckties Necktie

Grab your balls for bocce ball. Humorous bocce ball t-shirts, sweatshirts, ...

Lucky Bocce Ball Neckwear Necktie

This is your lucky Bocce Ball day. Lucky shamrocks and four ...

Matzo Bocce Ball Ties Necktie

Bocce, the other matzo ball. For bocce ball players and matzoh ...

Bocce Ball Patriot Heart Neck Tie Necktie

Love bocce ball? Love the red, white and blue? I Love ...

Got The Balls Bocce Ball Neck Tie Necktie

Have you got the balls? I do! And I'm proud to ...

Bocce Ball Drives Me Crazy Custom Ties Necktie

Bocce Ball makes me crazy! Bocce Ball drives me crazy, drives ...

Lucky Day Bocce Ball Tie Necktie

This is your lucky day for Bocce Ball. May the luck ...

Strut Your Stuff Bocce Ball Custom Tie Necktie

You're that good, and you know it. Bocce ball pros strut ...

Kiss or Miss Bocce Ball Custom Tie Necktie

Kiss or Miss Bocce Ball. It's kiss or miss in a ...

Bocce Ball World Neckties Necktie

Bocce My World. The world revolves around bocce ball. The earth ...

Bocce Ball Star Neckwear Necktie

Star Bocce Ball player! World's best Bocce Ball player, number one, ...

No Balls Bocce Ball Custom Ties Necktie

No balls, no play. You've got to have the balls to ...

Bocce Ball Orbit Ties Necktie

Bocce Ball sends me into orbit. The earth and moon represent ...

Heart Bocce Ball Mama Neckties Necktie

Bocce Ball mama hearts! For bocce ball mamas, girl teams, girls ...

Shoot For The Stars Bocce Ball Neckwear Necktie

Shoot for the stars! Aim high, glory is within your reach. ...

Bocce Master Ties Necktie

I'm the Bocce Master. King of Bocce Ball. Blue stars put ...

Lucky Play Day Bocce Ball Custom Tie Necktie

Today is my lucky play day. Lucky at Bocce Ball, my ...

Right Moves Bocce Ball Neck Ties Necktie

Have you got the moves? As in the RIGHT moves to ...

Bocce Ball Bragging Rights Necktie Necktie

I've earned my bragging rights. Challenge me if you dare! Play ...

Dare To Win Bocce Ball Neck Wear Necktie

Dare to Win. I challenge you to a game of Bocce ...

Lean Mean Bocce Machine Custom Ties Necktie

I'm a Lean Mean Bocce Machine. My bocce ball skills are ...

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THE HISTORY OF BOCCE BALL

The earliest record of bocce ball is a painting of two boys playing a game very similar to bocce ball, found in an Egyptian tomb dated 5200 BC. The boys were playing with rocks instead of balls.

In 600 BC the Greeks were playing it, soon teaching bocce ball to the Romans and Italy.

Bocce (also known as Bocci or Boccie) is played by throwing a small ball, called a jack (or pallino or boccino) from one end of the bocce ball court to the other. The players then take turns rolling, bowling or tossing their bocce balls in hopes of stopping as close to the jack as possible.

The goal of bocce ball has remained the same throughout the millenia, though some of the finer points have changed. The early Romans used coconuts instead of balls or rocks, for example.

Bocce ball became all the rage in Europe when introduced there, so much so that two kings prohibited the game of bocce ball altogether, believing that it hindered the military as they were playing bocce ball instead of practicing archery and other military battle skills.

The Republic of Venice publicly condemned the game of bocce ball, laying heavy fines on those caught playing or even sending players to prison. Even the Catholic Church banned the game as a gambling game.

But while most of Europe was condemning bocce ball, Great Britain was having a ball with this newfangled sport. Queen Elizabeth the First was an avid fan. The game was played on shortly cropped grass, similar to a golf green.

Bocce ball was a favored game of Giuseppe Garibaldi, the revolutionary who brought unity to Italy. Not long after his death, the first Bocce Olympiad took place in 1896 in Athens, Greece.

In the 1900's, Italian immigrants brought the game of bocce ball to the United States. It's been known by many names: bocce ball, lawn bowling, bowls, nine pins, skittles, and petanque. As beloved today as it was in early times, it's now an international sport.