The curse of the RubiconIt should be known that in ancient times, long before the Christian excommunication, pagan priests made curses as acts of eternal and divine punishment, where a person or a place was cursed in contrast to the opposite. Or blessing.
So too the pagans used to curse places and people for various reasons, ranging from violations of moral rules to betrayal of the homeland.
Most famous was the Damnatio Memoriae where all memory of the person, including their image, was removed from all marble sculptures and paintings by an official act, while their name was deleted from all written documents.
Also the Flamen had the power to curse, several high priests and deified people, that is, high officials, emperors and folk heroes who had obtained the appointment of Divine from
