Occult Objects and Supernatural Stuff: Magic in Roman Britain, A Yorkshire Museum Curator Talk with Adam Parker, Assistant Curator of Archaeology

Name: Occult Objects and Supernatural Stuff: Magic in Roman Britain, A Yorkshire Museum Curator Talk with Adam Parker, Assistant Curator of Archaeology
Start: 2017-06-04T13:00:00+01:00
End: 2017-06-04T14:00:00+01:00
Location: Yorkshire Museum

Occult Objects and Supernatural Stuff: Magic in Roman Britain, A Yorkshire Museum Curator Talk with Adam Parker, Assistant Curator of Archaeology

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4 JUN Sun 2017

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Occult Objects and Supernatural Stuff: Magic in Roman Britain

A Yorkshire Museum Curator Talk with Adam Parker, Assistant Curator of Archaeology

Sunday 4th June 2017, 13:00 - 14:00

Magic was used widely in the Roman world as a tool to give good luck in life, to promote good health, to bring happiness in relationships, and to curse enemies. This talk will introduce the subject of Roman Magic and discuss some of the evidence from Roman Britain, and include examples of magical objects from York in the collections of the Yorkshire Museum.

Free with admission to the Yorkshire Museum

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