Magic was ever-present in the wider Greco-Roman world. Spells and herbs, spirits and gods, curses and blessings, prophecies and oracles, they were all the domain of the magic and crafts of the magician for the people living in the ancient and late antique Mediterranean (1st-7th centuries CE). The people who practiced magic were among the most persecuted communities in the Roman Empire and have often been presented as living on the margin and under secrecy, despised by the cultural elites and politicians of the Roman Empire.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2861/practicing-magic-in-greco-roman-world/.