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==References == | <p> A Latin comic poet, born in Umbria; came when young to Rome, as is evident from his mastery of the Latin language and his knowledge of Greek; began to write plays for the stage at 30, shortly before the outbreak of the second Punic War, and continued to do so for 40 years; he wrote about 130 comedies, but only 20 have survived, the plots mostly borrowed from Greek models; they were much esteemed by his contemporaries; they have supplied material for dramatic treatment in modern times (227-184 B.C.). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_78337"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/plautus Plautus from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_78337"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/plautus Plautus from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:53, 15 October 2021
Plautus [1]
A Latin comic poet, born in Umbria; came when young to Rome, as is evident from his mastery of the Latin language and his knowledge of Greek; began to write plays for the stage at 30, shortly before the outbreak of the second Punic War, and continued to do so for 40 years; he wrote about 130 comedies, but only 20 have survived, the plots mostly borrowed from Greek models; they were much esteemed by his contemporaries; they have supplied material for dramatic treatment in modern times (227-184 B.C.).