Vocab
hostis
enemy
amīcus Quintī templum vīsitābat.
Quinti - possession
dēfendēns
present participle - defending
What are defixiones?
Curse tablets
Latro, culinam ingressus, puellas vituperavit.
Latro, having entered the kitchen, yelled at the girls.
nox, noctis, f.
night
Cephalus satis cibī cōnsūmpsit.
satis cibi - quantity
ēgressus
PAP - having left
Where were defixiones found at Aquae Sulis?
In the sacred spring
Latro, haec verba locutus, exiit.
Latro, having spoken these words, left.
quantus, a, um
how great, how much
fīlius senātōris erat fortissimus.
senātōris - possession
iacentem
present participle - lying
What was an omen? Give an example.
Secret sign from the gods; stumbling in doorway, hearing an owl, having a bad dream.
Vilbia et Rubria, pocula sordida lavantes, in culina tabernae garriebant.
Vilbia and Rubria, washing dirty cups, were chatting in the kitchen of the tavern.
moneo, monere
to warn, advise
fer mihi plus vini!
vini - quantity
scrīpta
PPP - having been written
Who was Charon? What was the river Styx? What do these have to do with defixiones?
Ferryman, river around the underworld, often represents death on curse tablets.
I am standing near a man of the highest virtue.
quo modo?
how? in what way?
Julia erat femina viginti annorum.
viginti annorum - description
ingressa
PAP - having entered
Describe the basic process of making a defixio. List at least 3 steps/details.
Name of offender (if known)
Details of the crime
Dedication to a god & request for punishment
List of suspects (if name not known)
Rolled up and fasted to a tomb or thrown into a well/spring
illa Vilbia, heri te conspicata, statim amavit.
That Vilbia, having seen you yesterday, straight away fell in love.