1. Defixiones are curse tablets which call for punishment of an enemy.
2. They are commonly made of small sheets of lead or pewter.
3. Reason is for putting a curse on someone, usually an enemy. They found around 300 in Britain.
4. 1. The name of the offender is written on the tablet, with details of the crime. 2. The tablet is dedicated to a god who punishes the offender. 3. If unknown, tablet is placed with list of suspects. 3. The tablet is then rolled up and fastened to a tomb. 5. Or it could be thrown into a well or spring.
5. She used it to so that if anyone stole it, they would be cursed and have thier lives thrown into misery.
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7. Two methods to increase the mystery and effect were to write it backwards or add magical and meaningless words to the tablet.
8.The symbol for death is a bearded demon carrying an urn and torch.
9. Charon was the ferryman of the underworld who shipped the dead across the River Sytx, located in the Underworld.
10. Three punishments were: to break and smash the bones, choke, and twist and shatter the body.
11. Romans tend to see their gods as possible allies in the struggles of their life.
12.Omnia were omens or warnings of impending danger.
13. Signs that might indicate danger is stumbling on the threshold, hearing a hoot of an owl, or having a bad dream.
14. To avoid the troubles, Romans usually marry on certain days on certain months, cross the threshold with a right foot, and wear amulets to ward off the evil eye.
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