Plautus

American  

[plaw-tuhs] / ˈplɔ təs /

noun

1. Titus Maccius c254–c184 b.c., Roman dramatist.

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Plautus British  

/ ˈplɔːtəs /

noun

1. Titus Maccius (ˈtaɪtəs ˈmæksɪəs). ?254–?184 _bc , Roman comic dramatist. His 21 extant works, adapted from Greek plays, esp those by Menander, include Menaechmi (the basis of Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors ), Miles Gloriosus, Rudens, and Captivi

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Example Sentences

That was followed in 1962 by A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, an adaptation of farces by ancient Roman playwright Plautus, for which he wrote both music and lyrics.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2021

One of its earliest appearances is in works such as the plays of second-century B.C. writer Plautus.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2021

An antic adaptation of several ancient comedies by Plautus, featuring a book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, and the first Broadway show for which Sondheim created both music and lyrics.

From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2020

He returned again and again to ancient Rome, finding inspiration in Ovid, Seneca, Plautus, and others.

From Slate • Feb. 9, 2018

The plays of Plautus, unlike those of Terence and most of those of Caecilius, have generally Latin titles, but nearly all his personages have Greek names.

From The Roman Poets of the Republic by Sellar, W. Y.