# Episode CLXXVIII - Witches in Roman Literature

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Podcast: [Emperors of Rome](https://stenobird.com/podcast/emperors-of-rome-1057029)
Published: 2021-12-07T05:52:02+00:00
Episode link: http://www.latrobe.edu.au/marketing/assets/podcasts/emperors/211207-witches-lit.mp3
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Duration seconds: 2625

## Resource

Romans had the reality of witches, those who made the brews and prepared the curses, but also the witches of fiction. In their poems and stories, a witch took on a horrific persona, one that skews much more closely to the modern idea of a witch. Guest: Associate Professor Rhiannon Evans (Head of Department of Languages and Linguistics, La Trobe University)

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