Meeting the Dead: Depictions of necromancy in the Ancient World

From Odysseus summoning the shades to Aeneas traversing the underworld, the voices of the dead are important to the ancient hero's journey. But beyond these epics the dead are summoned by witches, antiheroes and priests to shed light on the living. In this talk we will look at how speaking to the dead shapes each character's story and how summoning spirits was imagined in ancient Greece and Rome.

Maria Haley is a Classics Teacher and network coordinator for Classics for All. She completed her PhD on The Myth of Thyestes in Greece and Rome and is preparing this as a manuscript. When researching outside of the curriculum she tends to focus on the theme of horror in drama, both Greek and Roman. You can find more of her talks on YouTube @MillennialClassicist.

Venue ​TBC but will be a Liverpool ​school !
Doors open 6.30pm and refreshments, book stall and raffle will be available on the evening so please bring cash !