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Curse against a Romantic Rival

Baths of Diocletian

Baths of Diocletian
Roma, Italy

Lead sheet engraved with the curse on a woman, Rhodine. She was cursed by another woman, whose name is unknown, because they loved the same man, Marcus Licinius Faustus. This magic objects were usually inserted into the tombs hoping that the dead would achieve the curse. "As here the dead is buried and can no longer speak nor talk, so may Rhodine, who stays with Marcus Licinius Faustus, die and may no longer speak nor talk. And as the dead is not welcome to the gods and to the living, so Rhodine, who stays with Marcus Licinius Faustus, may not be welcome to them and may she be well in health as the here buried dead. Dis Pater! I entrust Rhodine to you forever! May she be hated by Marcus Licinius Faustus. And the same for Marcus Hedius Amphio, and the same for Caius Popilius Apollonius, and the same for Vennonia Hermiona and for Sergia Glycinna". Late 1st century BC - early 1st century AD.

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