In this story, young Curtius Rufus is about to give up on a political career as he's surrounded by rumours and prejudice, when an African spirit appears to him with a positive message... This story is told by both Pliny the Younger (Letters, 7.27) and Tacitus (Annals, 11.20-21) though Pliny is rather kinder to both the spirit and to Rufus than Tacitus is! Followed by a discussion looking at race and ethnicity in the Roman world.
Content warning: racism, ableism, abortion
Niceros' Story from Petronius, with Liz Gloyn
The Story of Machetes and Philinnion, from Phlegon of Tralles
Plague Special: The Hauntings at Frotha, Part 3 of 3
Plague Special: The Hauntings at Frotha, Part 2 of 3
Plague Special: The Hauntings at Frotha, Part 1 of 3
The Clever Slave's Story
The Story of Melissa and Periander
The Story of the Friend at the Inn, from Cicero
The Story of the Bathkeeper, from Gregory the Great
The Story of Achilles and Patroclus, from Homer
The Story of the Miller's Wife, from Apuleius
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