Step into the shadowy past where monsters once roamed the streets of Ancient Rome, haunting the everyday lives of its citizens. Witches, vampires, and werewolves were not just figments of the imagination—they were feared and immortalized in Roman lore, inscriptions, and chilling tales.

On this tour, encounter the sinister witches of Rome, like the infamous Dipsas from Ovid’s poetry. These powerful sorceresses, always portrayed as foreign outsiders, performed dark rituals in cemeteries beyond the city limits. By moonlight, they gathered herbs for their potions and desecrated graves.

Capable of summoning the dead and transforming into birds of the night, some of this witches—hunted children, draining their blood. Sounds familiar? Ancient parents protected their homes with special herbs, much like modern garlic wards off vampires, to keep these terrifying creatures at bay.

But thise  weren’t the only dark beings lurking in Ancient Rome.

Werewolves, or *versipelles*—”shape-shifters”—stalked the night as well. Unlike modern myths, their transformations didn’t rely on the full moon but could be triggered by potions or the eerie presence of cemeteries. These stories of primal transformation were celebrated in festivals like the *Lupercalia*, where the man-wolf honored Rome’s mythical founders in a ritual of wild abandon.

Join us for this spine-chilling tour and uncover the ancient horrors that inspired today’s Halloween frights. From bloodthirsty witches to terrifying shapeshifters, these dark creatures are sure to leave you trembling long after the night ends.

And if you’re lucky—or perhaps unlucky—you just might encounter one of them in the shadows, lurking where the ancient and supernatural still collide. Dare to face the horrors that haunted Rome’s past?

Only time will tell if they reveal themselves to you…