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- 3. If the offender was unknown, the curse tablet would list _____.
- 7. The Latin word for curse tablets.
- 8. Many curse tablets were written ______ to increase the mystery.
- 10. Carefully observing the ____ sent by the gods could turn aside the perils of life.
- 11. The completed tablet might be _____ or folded up.
- 12. Some people at Aquae Sulis tried to "dedicate" an enemy to the gods of the _______.
- 15. Over how many hundreds of curse tablets have been found in Britain?
- 16. The words of the curse tablet may be ____ or eloquent.
- 17. Putting a curse on someone followed a fairly standard _____.
- 18. It was safer to stay ____ after stumbling on the threshold or hearing an owl hoot.
- 20. Sometimes, there might be a ____ drawn onto the curse tablet.
- 22. Some Romans wore these to avert the evil eye.
- 24. When a Roman sought to injure an enemy, it was considered natural to seek out the gods' _____.
- 25. How many curse tablets were found in the spring at Aquae Sulis?
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- 1. Some people wanted to use the powers of the gods for _______ purposes.
- 2. In addition to the name of the offender, the curse tablet would describe his/her _____.
- 4. Curse tablets call for the _____ of an enemy.
- 5. _____ and meaningless words might be added to a curse tablet to increase the mystery.
- 6. The Latin word for omens or warnings.
- 9. Romans tended to view their gods as _____ in the struggles of life.
- 13. Many thousands of these have been found at Aquae Sulis.
- 14. Sometimes, archaeologists find ______ or pewter sheets inscribed with curses.
- 15. Where one might find a completed curse tablet, in addition to a well or spring.
- 19. The urn and torch were symbols of ____.
- 21. The ferryman of the Underworld.
- 23. One of the most famous curse tablets at Aquae Sulis was written by a jealous ____.
