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Dr Stuart McKie
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Researching Roman magic and trying not to accidentally summon demons. Forever DM, Dad and Catholic.
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Amazing news! Congratulations Ellie
September 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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All phones in this household got the alert so it's not a West Country thing!
September 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Oh man I love basically everything about this film. The casting, music and costumes are all fantastic.
August 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Little Caligula booties!
August 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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90. Bath, UK. 2nd/3rd century. Sacred spring.
To the goddess Sulis . . . whether slave or free, <if> whoever he shall be, you are not to permit him eyes or health unless blindness and childlessness so long as he shall live, unless [he return?] these to the temple.
August 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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89. Bath, UK. 2nd/3rd century. Sacred Spring.
. . . I Arminia, complain to you, Sulis, [that] you consume Verecundinus (son of) Terentius, who has [stolen . . .] two silver coins from me. You are not to permit [him] to sit or lie [or . . . or] to walk [or] (to have) sleep [or] health, [since] you are to consume (him) as soon as possible; and again . . . [not] to reach . . .
August 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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88. Bath, UK. 3rd century. Sacred spring.
Exsuperius gives an iron pan(?). (The person) who . . . innocence for him . . . of (?) Sulis, whether man [or woman], whether slave or free . . . this . . . and . . . have stolen his . . ., whether man or woman, is to have given satisfaction with their blood. You are to reclaim(?) this [if] anyone has stolen the vessel from me.
August 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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87. Bath, UK. 3rd/4th century. Sacred spring.
Uricalus, Docilosa his wife, Docilis his son and Docilina, Decentinus his brother, Alogiosa: the names of those who have sworn <who have sworn> at the spring of the goddess Sulis on the 12th of April. Whosoever has perjured himself there, you are to make him pay for it to the goddess Sulis in his own blood.
August 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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86. Bath, UK. 4th century. Sacred spring.
Whether pagan or Christian, whosoever, whether man or woman, whether boy or girl, whether slave or free, has stolen from me, Annianus (son of) Matutina (?), six silver coins from my purse, you, lady goddess, are to exact [them] from him. If through some deceit he has given me . . . do not give thus to him, but reckon as(?) the blood of him who has invoked this upon me. Postuminus, Pisso, Locinna, Alauna, Materna, Gunsula, Candidina, Euticius, Peregrinus, Latinus, Senicianus, Avitianus, Victor, Scotius, Aessicunia, Paltucca, Calliopis, Celerianus.
August 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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85. Bath, UK. 3rd/4th century. Sacred spring.
I curse (him) who has stolen, who has robbed Deomiorix from his house. Whoever (stole his) property, the god is to find him. Let him buy it back with (his) blood and his own life.
August 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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184. Bath, UK. 3rd/4th century. Sacred spring.
The name of the thief, whether slave or free, whether boy or girl . . .
August 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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83. Caerleon, UK. 1st/2nd century. Amphitheatre.
Lady Nemesis, I give to you a cloak and pair of shoes. Let him who stole them not redeem (himself?) except with his life, his blood.
August 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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82. London, 2nd/3rd century. Amphitheatre.
I give to the goddess Diana (my) headgear and band less one-third. If anyone has done this, whether boy or girl, whether slave or free, I give him, and through me let him be unable to live.
August 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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81. Clothall, date unknown. Grave.

I wrote a blog post about this one a long time ago! mckies.wordpress.com/2014/11/03/c...
Tacita, hereby accursed, is labelled old like putrid gore.
August 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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80. Wanborough, UK. 2nd century, context unknown.
. . . I pray to you, I beg . . . I beg to deliver to your judgement (the man who) stole from me, that you do not permit him to drink nor eat nor wake nor sleep nor walk and that you do not allow any part (of him) to live or of the family from which he springs . . . nor nourishment . . . they may speak very violently . . . they know for certain . . . if . . .
August 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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79. Pagan's Hill, UK. 3rd century, near a temple.
[To the god Mercury?] . . . in three thousand denarii, of which (I give) you half portion on condition that you exact it from Vassicillus the son of [. . .]cominus and from his wife, since the coin which they have stolen from my house. You are not to permit them health nor to drink nor to eat nor to sleep [nor] to have healthy [children] unless they bring this [my] property to your temple. With repeated [prayers] I ask you that this [coin?] may come to be recovered [from the very] names of my [enemies].
August 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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78. Broomhill, UK. Date and context unknown.
(whoever) has stolen (it), taken (it), whether slave or free, do not forgive him his evildoing until you punish him within nine days, whether civilian or soldier, (whoever) has taken (it).
August 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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77. Krefeld-Gellep, DE. 1st century CE. Names written right-left.
Just as this writing is perverse, so will the gods despise them: Theudocsius, Lupicinus, Iustinianus, Leontius, Terentianus, Aelario, Hermoginis, Mastidius. Just as this is perverse, so shall they not be able to(?) . . . Nothing should be added to this.
August 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM