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Roman amulets did not disappear when Christianity spread through the empire. Leiden researcher Patricia Kret's 2026 doctoral thesis examines objects from the first century BC to the sixth century AD and finds that people still guarded bodies and places with them, even as crosses and biblical words appeared. She studied about 300 examples, according to Leiden University, and discovered the custom endured even though bishops condemned it. Protection Without a Break The placement of an amulet has always played a part in its purpose. Roman amulets were objects that might be suspended around the neck, or they might have been objects that protected a house or field. Kret proposes that this relationship between an object and its position lasted beyond