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Curse tablet found in Roman-era grave in France targets enemies by invoking Mars, the god of war
has proposed that the F2199 curse tablet is dedicated to "Mars Rigisamu," which is Gaulish for "Mars the Royal," or the Roman god of war. The inscription names several people — in both Latin and ...
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Rare Example of Written Gaulish Found in Roman Curse Tablet
Pierre-Yves Lambert of the French National Center for Scientific Research suggests that this tablet was dedicated to Mars Rigisamu, Gaulish for “Mars the Royal,” the Roman god of war.
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‘Curse tablets’ addressed to Roman god found at ancient cemetery. What do they say?
suggested the tablet found in F2199 included Gaulish inscription, calling on the Roman god of war, Mars, to invoke a curse on a list of names for their injustice. Researchers are still working to ...