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Ancient Ghosts
#1
Salvete omnes! Halloween is fast approaching, and most people (including the Greeks and Romans) enjoy a good ghost story. So, what are some ancient ghost stories that y'all know and enjoy?
HONOR VICTORIAQVE TECVM

John F.
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#2
One of my favorite ghost stories was recorded by Pliny the Younger.

http://ancientstandard.com/2007/10/31/an...61-115-ad/

It clearly influenced many writers, with common elements recurring in countless stories, books, TV sows, and movies.
Steve in WA

Pone hic aliqua ingeniosum.
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#3
In German is a book published with Ancient Ghost Stories:

Cornelius Hartz
"Antike mit Biss - Die schaurigsten Geschichten von Homer bis Horaz"
Verlag Philipp von Zabern 2013, 128 Pages
14,99 EUR

One of my friends brought this book to a camp and was reading stories from it at night. And the story linked above is included in that book. I liked it because of it's nice ending, that the ghost came finally to peace. It reminded me of Victorian ghost stories.
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