Table of Contents

Introduction 1. The First Wicked Witches of the West? 2. Roman Gothic - the Witches of the Latin Tradition 3. Babylon and Memphis - the Sorcerers of the Imperial Age 4. Hidden Tales - Grimoires, Amulets and Curse Tablets 5. Across the Divide: Love and Sex Between the Living and the Dead Bibliography Index

Promotional Information

The supernatural lore of Ancient Greece and Rome is vividly brought to life in these pages.

About the Author

Daniel Ogden is Professor of Ancient History in the University of Exeter. His most recent publication is Aristomenes of Messene: Legends of Sparta's Nemesis (Classical Press of Wales 2004) and he has published widely on magic and witchcraft in the ancient world.

Reviews

A wide-ranging display of the scholarship proper to a professor of ancient history ... A compendium of ancient spine-chillers.
*Daily Telegraph*

"Ogden is an excellent storyteller ... With perfect ease he pulls off the trick of producing a book that is at once a primer for anybody who knows little or nothing about the subject, introducing famous texts and summarising their contents, and also a contribution to a learned debate." - Times Higher Education Supplement