Abstract
Excavations along the spina of the Eastern Circus at Caesarea revealed six folded lead tablets: five near the meta prima, one near the fallen obelisk and one west of the meta prima, nailed down to the arena surface by a long iron nail. Tablet No. 3 bears a Greek inscription, comprising a curse directed against unnamed charioteers who would compete against a charioteer named Domninus and his horses. The curse tablet was found close to one of the circus’s turning-posts, where it would have been most efficacious.
Keywords
epigraphy, Roman leisure culture, facility, entertainment
Recommended Citation
Daniel, Robert and Porath, Yosef
(2018)
"A Greek Curse Tablet from the Eastern Circus at Caesarea Maritima (pp. 167–174),"
'Atiqot: Vol. 92, Article 11.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1982
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol92/iss1/11
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