![]() ![]() “Unfamiliar in that we talk about the differences and familiar in that we talk about the similarities.” “What I’m always trying to do in my teaching is make the ancient world both unfamiliar to students and familiar to them,” Spaeth said. Teaching her last year before retirement, Spaeth expanded her seminar course this fall to accept more students. Her classes are quite popular and draw a cross-section of students across all disciplines and systems of values and beliefs. ![]() Spaeth, professor of classical studies at William & Mary, teaches and researches in the areas of ancient religion and magic. She convinces them by presenting magic, witches and related tools of the trade. People living 2,000 years ago had beliefs and practices that were quite similar to - as well as quite different from - those inhabiting Earth today, Barbette Spaeth constantly reminds her students. ![]()
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