EPISODE · Jan 7, 2021 · 34 MIN
Episode 93 - Superstition, magic and the Evil Eye in the Roman world
from The English Heritage Podcast · host English Heritage
This week, we’re joined by curator of collections Cameron Moffett and curator of collections (Hadrian’s Wall & the North East) Frances McIntosh to discover what we know about the Romans’ beliefs in magic, superstitions and the ‘Evil Eye’. And we’ll look at the evidence for these at English Heritage sites, including the discovery of some rather surprising objects thought to protect the holder against bad luck. To read more about Hadrian’s Wall, go to www.english-heritage.org.uk/hadrianswall To discover more about Wroxeter Roman City, go to www.english-heritage.org.uk/wroxeter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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This week, we’re joined by curator of collections Cameron Moffett and curator of collections (Hadrian’s Wall & the North East) Frances McIntosh to discover what we know about the Romans’ beliefs in magic, superstitions and the ‘Evil Eye’. And we’ll look at the evidence for these at English Heritage sites, including the discovery of some rather surprising objects thought to protect the holder against bad luck. To read more about Hadrian’s Wall, go to www.english-heritage.org.uk/hadrianswall To discover more about Wroxeter Roman City, go to www.english-heritage.org.uk/wroxeter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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