The growing trading nature of society allowed some street or circus performers to make a living out of old classics such as the cups and balls and indeed more modern ideas such as cheating by short changing via sleights with coins and other small objects.ġ558 - Natural Magick, or Magia natvralis libri viginti is written, dealing with "natural sciences".ġ581 - A Brief and Pleasant Treatise, an early book in English, that was one of the first to included magic, is publishedġ584 - The Discoverie of Witchcraft published by Reginald Scot. Acetabularii are a group of magicians specializing on the cups and balls effect.Ĥ00-1000 - The dark ages little is known about the history of magic, but much of it was associated with the occult and magic as entertainment is not prominent.ġ000-1500 - The Middle Ages where much magic was still associated with the occult and witchcraft. Note: Since there is no indication that Dedi performed the Cups and Balls, and the Beni Hasan heiroglyph is considered unlikely to represent the effect, there is no evidence for the existence of the Cups and Balls during this time period.)ĥ0-300AD - The Acetabularii performed the Cups and balls in ancient Rome using stones and small vinegar cups called acetabulum in Latin (hence the name Acetabularii).
The famous drawing of two men performing the cups and balls from the tomb at Beni Hasan is believed by most experts to be a game of unknown type. (His performance of Cups and Balls is disputed as there is nothing in the reference to Dedi, specifically in the Westcar Papyrus, to indicate that he performed them for anyone. Dedi had done effects such as decapitating a birds head and reattach the head resurrecting it.
2700BC - The reputed first known performance of a conjuring effects is by the magician Dedi in ancient Egypt.
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