In Roman bathhouses, bathers often had their clothing stolen. In the absence of a police force, victims wrote curse tablets, calling on the gods to retrieve the stolen clothing or, barring that, to punish the thief.
In Roman bathhouses, bathers often had their clothing stolen. In the absence of a police force, victims wrote curse tablets, calling on the gods to retrieve the stolen clothing or, barring that, to punish the thief.
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