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Curse Tablets/Defixiones (What they were (over 300 have been found in…
Curse Tablets/Defixiones
Vilbia 
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Chariot curse
What they were
over 300 have been found in Britain, many of them are directed at thieves
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Facts
magic worgs were written in the massages like 'bescu, berebescu and bazagra'
Some people are more interested in the thief getting punished that the thief giving back what they stole
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The method of putting a curse on someone was as follows. The name of the offender, if known, was written on the tablet, with details of the crime. Sometimes the stolen object was 'dedicated' to a god, who was called upon to punish the offender, usually in an unpleasant way.