The Ministry of Culture announced today a discovery archaeological work being done in the Roman Theatre of Cadiz capital to build an interpretive center. It is a Roman plaque dated in the first century BC by an inscription in graphite which can be read, 'Hey, Balbo, thief. " In a statement, the Board explained that the stone is 80 inches from the side of registration and 15 inches high. The documentation produced by archaeologists reveals that the recording was done with pointer and deck, not with a pen, so this is not an entry made in a workshop but rather an "occasional graphite" by some craftsman with access to works of realization of the Theatre.
"The inscription was placed face down, not to be seen, as a defixio or curse" for him to sit there, the archaeologists explained. Graphite consists of three words. The first is latro, meaning 'thief'. Then, it appears that the craftsman began recording a monogram, but not convinced of the outcome, blotted with several blows of hammer. Finally
wrote in large letters and profound final witness, a monogram composed of the letters "BE" crossed by a horizontal line as an "A" and "L". In them lies the main character who heads the curse or insult: "Balbo, vocative of Balbus." The result is then: "Latro, BALB.
"The fact done so cryptic," he added, "is explained by the fear of the artisan to be discovered and punished. In the monogram we believe that it hides the name in the vocative Balbus, BALB. Maybe the curse was recorded at the site would occupy a certain Balbo in prohedria Theatre during performances. It is, therefore, a member of the social elite Cadiz. "
The Provincial Delegate for Culture, Yolanda Peinado, today visited the theater to support a finding 'in situ' and announced that the board will be moved next week to the Provincial Museum of Cadiz to be guarded and not suffer any damage during the works being carried out at the site where it was discovered.
"The inscription was placed face down, not to be seen, as a defixio or curse" for him to sit there, the archaeologists explained. Graphite consists of three words. The first is latro, meaning 'thief'. Then, it appears that the craftsman began recording a monogram, but not convinced of the outcome, blotted with several blows of hammer. Finally
wrote in large letters and profound final witness, a monogram composed of the letters "BE" crossed by a horizontal line as an "A" and "L". In them lies the main character who heads the curse or insult: "Balbo, vocative of Balbus." The result is then: "Latro, BALB.
"The fact done so cryptic," he added, "is explained by the fear of the artisan to be discovered and punished. In the monogram we believe that it hides the name in the vocative Balbus, BALB. Maybe the curse was recorded at the site would occupy a certain Balbo in prohedria Theatre during performances. It is, therefore, a member of the social elite Cadiz. "
The Provincial Delegate for Culture, Yolanda Peinado, today visited the theater to support a finding 'in situ' and announced that the board will be moved next week to the Provincial Museum of Cadiz to be guarded and not suffer any damage during the works being carried out at the site where it was discovered.