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Bronze Age
2300 - 950 BC
Iron Age
~800 BC
katadesmos (Gk.) or defixio (Latin)
Small tablet / piece of metal, usually lead; sometimes gold
Purpose of katadesmos/defixio
Contains the words 'I bind' as well as the object of the curse and names of gods
Numina (Roman)
In Roman religion, numina are the divine powers or spirits that inhabit and influence the world, associated with specific places or aspects of life.
Stoicism
An ancient Greek philosophy focusing on the development of self-control and fortitude as a means to overcome destructive emotions, emphasizing rationality and virtue.
Metamorphosis
Transformation, particularly in a mythological context.
Pietas
The highest virtue.
Genius
A person's essence, inherited from his father and passed on to his sons (not mental!).
Kleos
Glory.
Nostos
Meaning homecoming.
Traditional date of Rome's founding.
753 BCE
Period of the Roman Republic.
509-27 BCE
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