A witch occupied a strange niche in the Roman world. Distrusted but respected, persecuted but employed by the most elite, a witch in Rome existed on the sidelines and spoken of in hushed terms, and to many of the powerful, a weapon that could be employed.
Guest: Associate Professor Rhiannon Evans (Head of Department of Languages and Linguistics, La Trobe University)
Episode CLXXXV - The Second Triumvirate
Episode CLXXXIV - The Siege of Mutina
Episode CLXXXIII - Philippics
Episode CLXXXII - The Empty Throne
Episode CLXXXI - Crucifixion
Episode CLXXX - The Fort
Episode CLXXIX - Q and A VII
Episode CLXXVIII - Witches in Roman Literature
Episode CLXXVI – The Apology of Apuleius
Episode CLXXV - The Murder of Pedanius Secundus
Episode CLXXIV - Boudicca
Episode CLXXIII - Arminius
Episode CLXXII - Vercingetorix
Episode CLXXI - Roman Magic
Episode CLXX - Roman Luxury and Wealth
Episode CLXIX - Gallus
Episode CLXVIII - The Battle of Abritus (Decius III)
Episode CLXVII - The Gothic Invasion (Decius II)
Episode CLXVI - The Edict of Sacrifice (Decius I)
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