Download or read book The Witch and The Roman written by Michael Lachance and published by Skipper Pete Books. This book was released on 2021-04-10 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AD 9, Germania, among the brown and auburn leaves lie thousands of Rome's soldiers. Domitius is not yet dead. He flees the barbarian ambush and wanders the forest. There, among the dead timbers is a hut and Domitius takes refuge to tend his grievous wounds after days of fighting. The hunter returns and fights Domitius. He succumbs to his wounds and collapses. The hunter, a witch, pulls her hood back and looks over the man. She goes back to her door, opens it, sniffs the air for savages and listens, nothing. She returns to the Roman, drags him to a corner, and lashes his arms. Then, she sets her cauldron over the fire and stokes the flames. She casts root, flower petals, and other plants into the boiling brown stew. She dips a rotted wooden cup into the potion, scoops a mouthful, and forces it down the Roman's throat.Domitius recovers and admires the witch for her healing skills. She draws her fingers over his wounds and takes to this man who, unlike the barbarians who use her at will, is bound to her. Passions rise. She thinks to run away with him, but her dark past with its secrets stops her thoughts of freedom.Domitius, well enough to travel, flees the Germania for Rome where the witch would not be worthy to hold his water cup. His heart though, with thoughts of Fior, drives him to go back to her. Together, they flee Germania for Rome.From Fior's hut, the walk is months long through the heart of barbarian lands to the mountains. The perilous journey will challenge their love, attack their flaws, and seek to destroy their quest for freedom and happiness.
Download or read book Canidia Rome s First Witch written by Maxwell Teitel Paule and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-09 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canidia is one of the most well-attested witches in Latin literature. She appears in no fewer than six of Horace's poems, three of which she has a prominent role in. Throughout Horace's Epodes and Satires she perpetrates acts of grave desecration, kidnapping, murder, magical torture and poisoning. She invades the gardens of Horace's literary patron Maecenas, rips apart a lamb with her teeth, starves a Roman child to death, and threatens to unnaturally prolong Horace's life to keep him in a state of perpetual torment. She can be seen as an anti-muse: Horace repeatedly sets her in opposition to his literary patron, casts her as the personification of his iambic poetry, and gives her the surprising honor of concluding not only his Epodes but also his second book of Satires. This volume is the first comprehensive treatment of Canidia. It offers translations of each of the three poems which feature Canidia as a main character as well as the relevant portions from the other three poems in which Canidia plays a minor role. These translations are accompanied by extensive analysis of Canidia's part in each piece that takes into account not only the poems' literary contexts but their magico-religious details.
Download or read book Magic Witchcraft and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds written by Daniel Ogden and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2002 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a culture where the supernatural possessed an immediacy now strange to us, magic was of great importance both in the literary mythic tradition and in ritual practice. In this book, Daniel Ogden presents 300 texts in new translations, along with brief but explicit commentaries. Authors include the well known (Sophocles, Herodotus, Plato, Aristotle, Virgil, Pliny) and the less familiar, and extend across the whole of Graeco-Roman antiquity.
Download or read book Roma written by Steven Saylor and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2007-03-06 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spanning a thousand years, and following the shifting fortunes of two families though the ages, this is the epic saga of Rome, the city and its people. Weaving history, legend, and new archaeological discoveries into a spellbinding narrative, critically acclaimed novelist Steven Saylor gives new life to the drama of the city's first thousand years — from the founding of the city by the ill-fated twins Romulus and Remus, through Rome's astonishing ascent to become the capitol of the most powerful empire in history. Roma recounts the tragedy of the hero-traitor Coriolanus, the capture of the city by the Gauls, the invasion of Hannibal, the bitter political struggles of the patricians and plebeians, and the ultimate death of Rome's republic with the triumph, and assassination, of Julius Caesar. Witnessing this history, and sometimes playing key roles, are the descendents of two of Rome's first families, the Potitius and Pinarius clans: One is the confidant of Romulus. One is born a slave and tempts a Vestal virgin to break her vows. One becomes a mass murderer. And one becomes the heir of Julius Caesar. Linking the generations is a mysterious talisman as ancient as the city itself. Epic in every sense of the word, Roma is a panoramic historical saga and Saylor's finest achievement to date.
Download or read book The Witch of Endor Or The Witchcrafts of the Roman Jesebel written by Titus Oates and published by . This book was released on 1679 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Witch of Endor Or the Witchcrafts of the Roman Jesebel in which You Have an Account of the Exorcisms Or Conjurations of the Papists Etc written by Titus OATES and published by . This book was released on 1679 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Assassins of Rome written by Caroline Lawrence and published by Orion Children's Books. This book was released on 2010-12-09 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jonathan goes on a secret quest to Rome, and Flavia, Nubia and Lupus set out to find him. Their dangerous mission takes them to the Golden House of Nero where a deadly assassin is rumoured to be at work - and they learn what happened to Jonathan's family during the terrible destruction of Jerusalem nine years earlier.
Download or read book The Witch written by Ronald Hutton and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book sets the notorious European witch trials in the widest and deepest possible perspective and traces the major historiographical developments of witchcraft
Download or read book Magic in Ancient Greece and Rome written by Lindsay C. Watson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-05-02 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parting company with the trend in recent scholarship to treat the subject in abstract, highly theoretical terms, Magic in Ancient Greece and Rome proposes that the magic-working of antiquity was in reality a highly pragmatic business, with very clearly formulated aims - often of an exceedingly malignant kind. In seven chapters, each addressed to an important arm of Greco-Roman magic, the volume discusses the history of the rediscovery and publication of the so-called Greek Magical Papyri, a key source for our understanding of ancient magic; the startling violence of ancient erotic spells and the use of these by women as well as men; the alteration in the landscape of defixio (curse tablet) studies by major new finds and the confirmation these provide that the frequently lethal intent of such tablets must not be downplayed; the use of herbs in magic, considered from numerous perspectives but with an especial focus on the bizarre-seeming rituals and protocols attendant upon their collection; the employment of animals in magic, the factors determining the choice of animal, the uses to which they were put, and the procuring and storage of animal parts, conceivably in a sorcerer's workshop; the witch as a literary construct, the clear homologies between the magical procedures of fictional witches and those documented for real spells, the gendering of the witch-figure and the reductive presentation of sorceresses as old, risible and ineffectual; the issue of whether ancient magicians practised human sacrifice and the illuminating parallels between such accusations and late 20th century accounts of child-murder in the context of perverted Satanic rituals. By challenging a number of orthodoxies and opening up some underexamined aspects of the subject, this wide-ranging study stakes out important new territory in the field of magical studies.
Download or read book Roman Magic and Witchcraft in Late Antiquity written by Natasha Sheldon and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Under the Witches Moon A Romantic Tale of Mediaeval Rome written by Nathan Gallizier and published by Litres. This book was released on 2021-12-02 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chosen written by Rhett Gervais and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-08 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The day Gauis Julius Cesar crossed the Rubicon to become dictator of Rome, the witch women of the Ose tribe had a vision of the future...and what they saw terrified them.To protect the world, they made a pact with him. In return for destroying Cesar's enemies and securing his empire, he would allow a single djambe to serve at his side, to use her magic to guard against the encroaching chaos they knew would one day come.Two hundred years later, Vesper has been chosen to serve as the emperor's new hand, but first she must master her power, and herself, or fall victim to the encroaching darkness that she was meant to stand against.Chosen is a prequel to The Last Witch of Rome. An exciting historical fantasy series set at the height of the Roman Empire.
Download or read book The Witch s Way written by Shawn Robbins and published by Union Square + ORM. This book was released on 2019-10-22 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This follow-up to the wildly successful Wiccapedia delves deeper into witchcraft, cosmic helpers, spells, and nature magic—from flowers to faeries. Includes a full-color insert on pentacle magick! With more in-depth explorations of nature magick and divination, this beautifully illustrated guide to witchcraft is a must for all Wiccans in search of greater knowledge. It covers everything from hedge witches to druids; working with cosmic helpers like angels, gods and goddesses, and spirit guides for a variety of spells; nature magic—from drawing down the moon to psychic plant power; tapping into cosmic power; and developing your sixth sense, mastering tarot, using angel numbers, and spiritual astrology. A FAQ section at the end answers the most-asked questions about the craft.
Download or read book Under the Witches Moon written by Nathan Gallizier and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-07-25 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Under the Witches’ Moon by Nathan Gallizier
Download or read book Daughters of Hecate written by Kimberly B. Stratton and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daughters of Hecate presents a diverse collection of essays on the topic of women and magic in the ancient Mediterranean world. The book gathers investigations by leading scholars from the fields of Classics, Judaic Studies, and early Christianity, illuminating as well as interrogating the persistent associations of women with magic.
Download or read book Under the Witches Moon written by Nathan Gallizier and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Ancient Roman Afterlife written by Charles King and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In ancient Rome, it was believed some humans were transformed into special, empowered beings after death. These deified dead, known as the manes, watched over and protected their surviving family members, possibly even extending those relatives’ lives. But unlike the Greek hero-cult, the worship of dead emperors, or the Christian saints, the manes were incredibly inclusive—enrolling even those without social clout, such as women and the poor, among Rome's deities. The Roman afterlife promised posthumous power in the world of the living. While the manes have often been glossed over in studies of Roman religion, this book brings their compelling story to the forefront, exploring their myriad forms and how their worship played out in the context of Roman religion’s daily practice. Exploring the place of the manes in Roman society, Charles King delves into Roman beliefs about their powers to sustain life and bring death to individuals or armies, examines the rituals the Romans performed to honor them, and reclaims the vital role the manes played in the ancient Roman afterlife.
