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Night of the Werewolf | A Tale of Terror from Ancient Rome


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Terrifying creatures stalked the dead of night in ancient Rome, as a man named Niceros has learned all too well. A guest at a lavish dinner party thrown by the fabulously wealthy Gaius Trimalchio, Niceros reveals a hair-raising encounter from his past: the time he met a dreaded werewolf!   

A story from ancient Roman literature, based on Petronius' novel Satyricon (mid-1st century AD; 61-62)

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CREDITS: Music by Kevin MacLeod

Episode Thumbnail Images: Bronze head of a wolf (Roman, 1st century AD) / Background from Openverse and Storyblocks

WDS Logo Image: Kylix with Apollo playing the lyre and pouring a libation (c. 470 BC, Delphi Archeological Museum)

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