Hypsipyle was the mythical ancient Greek queen of Lemnos who ruled over a matriarchal society after all the men were ...

They got even. Known as a “curse tablet,” which was acquired five years ago by the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, is actually a thin sheet of lead about the size of a playing card. On it ...

The first two books attempt in their different ways to trace the processes that created the unity and diversity of the ancient Greek world. Jessica Lamont's book concerns Greek curse tablets.Footnote ...

The moment she had spoken this curse, the peasants, driven by an unseen force, dived into the pool. They swam to the bottom and back up to the surface again, only to dive again and again.

He noted that curse tablets like the one found in Rostock are typically associated with ancient Greece and Rome. "Curse tablets are actually known from ancient times in the Greek and Roman regions ...