An engraving on a 1500-year-old lead tablet discovered in the ruins of a theatre in Israel has finally been deciphered, revealing an ancient curse. The curse, written in Ancient Greek, calls upon ...

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 are inscribed 10 ...