Magic in the Greco-Roman world | Wikipedia audio article |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_in_the_Graeco-Roman_world 00:00:50 1 Terminology 00:01:58 2 General 00:07:43 3 History 00:07:53 3.1 Magic in Homeric times 00:10:16 3.2 Magic in Classical Greece 00:10:50 3.2.1 Orpheus 00:12:14 3.2.2 Pythagoras 00:13:38 3.2.3 Empedocles 00:15:33 3.3 Magic in the Hellenistic period 00:22:03 4 High and low magic 00:24:23 5 Personages of the Roman Empire 00:30:14 6 Jewish tradition 00:32:45 7 Authors of the Roman Empire 00:40:44 8 Summary 00:42:35 9 See also Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago. Learning by listening is a great way to: - increases imagination and understanding - improves your listening skills - improves your own spoken accent - learn while on the move - reduce eye strain Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone. Listen on Google Assistant through Extra Audio: https://assistant.google.com/services/invoke/uid/0000001a130b3f91 Other Wikipedia audio articles at: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=wikipedia+tts Upload your own Wikipedia articles through: https://github.com/nodef/wikipedia-tts Speaking Rate: 0.8137002317327996 Voice name: en-GB-Wavenet-A "I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think." - Socrates SUMMARY ======= The study of magic in the Greco-Roman world is a branch of the disciplines of classics, ancient history and religious studies. In classical antiquity, including the Hellenistic world of ancient Greece and ancient Rome, historians and archaeologists view the public and private rituals associated with religion as part of everyday life. Examples of this phenomenon are found in the various state and cult temples, Jewish synagogues, and churches. These were important hubs for ancient peoples, representing a connection between the heavenly realms (the divine) and the earthly planes (the dwelling place of humanity). This context of magic has become an academic study, especially in the last twenty years. |