A discovery of a trove of ancient curse tablets was made recently in Athens' downtown neighborhood of Kerameikos (Ceramicus).

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The most common expression of ancient Greek magic was to curse people perceived as a threat by inscribing their names on lead tablets or pottery vessels, such as this pot dating to 300 B.C., which ...

They got even. Known as a “curse tablet,” which was acquired five years ago by the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, is actually a thin sheet of lead about the size of a playing card. On it ...

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He noted that curse tablets like the one found in Rostock are typically associated with ancient Greece and Rome. "Curse tablets are actually known from ancient times in the Greek and Roman regions ...