A collection of 130 ancient Roman curse tablets featuring gruesome messages of revenge has been added to the UNESCO Memory of the World register of outstanding documentary heritage, according . Found in the town of Bath, England, the tablets were dedicated to the Celtic and Roman goddess Sulis Minerva to address wrong doings. The tablets give an insight into the lives of ordinary people, seeking redress for wrongs that have befallen them and asking their deity to intervene on their behalf to bring this about. – See more at: http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-general/significance-roman-curse-tablets-recognised-memory-world-register-001804#sthash.S6VnSMtJ.dpuf
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