Lives of the Necromancers
Lives of the Necromancers
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The arts of the magician are said to have been called into action byNero upon occasion of the assassination of his mother, Agrippina. Hewas visited with occasional fits of the deepest remorse in therecollection of his enormity. Notwithstanding all the ostentatiousapplauses and congratulations which he obtained from the senate, thearmy and the people, he complained that he was perpetually hauntedwith the ghost of his mother, and pursued by the furies with flamingtorches and whips. He therefore c...aused himself to be attended bymagicians, who employed their arts to conjure up the shade ofAgrippina, and to endeavour to obtain her forgiveness for the crimeperpetrated by her son. [124] We are not informed of the success oftheir evocations.
VESPASIAN.
In the reign of Vespasian we meet with a remarkable record ofsupernatural power, though it does not strictly fall under the head ofmagic. It is related by both Tacitus and Suetonius. Vespasian havingtaken up his abode for some months at Alexandria, a blind man, of thecommon people, came to him, earnestly intreating the emperor to assistin curing his infirmity, alleging that he was prompted to apply by theadmonition of the God Serapis, and importuning the prince to anointhis cheeks and the balls of his eyes with the royal spittle.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The arts of the magician are said to have been called into action byNero upon occasion of the assassination of his mother, Agrippina. Hewas visited with occasional fits of the deepest remorse in therecollection of his enormity. Notwithstanding all the ostentatiousapplauses and congratulations which he obtained from the senate, thearmy and the people, he complained that he was perpetually hauntedwith the ghost of his mother, and pursued by the furies with flamingtorches and whips. He therefore c...aused himself to be attended bymagicians, who employed their arts to conjure up the shade ofAgrippina, and to endeavour to obtain her forgiveness for the crimeperpetrated by her son. [124] We are not informed of the success oftheir evocations.
VESPASIAN.
In the reign of Vespasian we meet with a remarkable record ofsupernatural power, though it does not strictly fall under the head ofmagic. It is related by both Tacitus and Suetonius. Vespasian havingtaken up his abode for some months at Alexandria, a blind man, of thecommon people, came to him, earnestly intreating the emperor to assistin curing his infirmity, alleging that he was prompted to apply by theadmonition of the God Serapis, and importuning the prince to anointhis cheeks and the balls of his eyes with the royal spittle.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Godwin, William, 1756-1836 to read onlineMoreLess
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