The Rhineland Binding Curse against Plotius
- Date of account
- Roman period, commonly dated 1st–2nd century CE
- Location
- Mainz, Roman Germania Superior
- Source
- model_recalled_reference
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
A well-known Latin curse tablet from Mainz targets a person named Plotius and is frequently used in discussions of Roman defixiones. The tablet invokes supernatural or chthonic powers to constrain the named individual, though exact readings and the intended mechanism depend on the edition. It offers a compact comparison with British and North African tablets, especially regarding naming, bodily restriction, and deposition. The historical circumstances behind the complaint are unknown, and later summaries can exaggerate its theatrical features. This is an AI-recalled lead; source quality 5 and corroboration 0.
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