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‘Curse tablets’ addressed to Roman god found at ancient cemetery. What do they say?
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 translate the other tablets, in some cases using an imaging ...
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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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Roman gods and beliefs
ANITA: What other Roman gods were there? MUM: The Romans had HUNDREDS of gods. The soldiers want to fight well? Pray to the god of war, Mars. Travelling at night, through the country side and ...
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The God Jupiter depicted in sculpture
Roman religion was split in two ... Other major gods included Mars (god of war), Mercury (god of trade and messenger of the gods) and Bacchus (god of grapes and wine production).
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Religion in The Roman World
Some of these Greek gods shared Roman names and acquired some Roman characteristics ... But unlike mortals, their bodies always healed from the wounds of war or the ravages of disease, and ...
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What’s in a name, the origin of March
We get the name of the third month of the year – March, from the Latin word, Marticus. Marticus was named after Mars, the Roman god of war.Being unsure of the reason that March had been the first ...