Plautus

[ plaw-tuh s ]

/ ˈplɔ təs /

noun

Ti·tus Mac·ci·us

[tahy-tuh s mak-see-uh s] /ˈtaɪ təs ˈmæk si əs/, c254–c184 b.c., Roman dramatist.

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Examples from the Web for plautus

Even to the seminarian in Plautus little satisfaction has been vouchsafed.
The Dramatic Values in Plautus|Wilton Wallace Blancke
Terence is, of course, more regular in this respect than Plautus.
The Student's Companion to Latin Authors|George Middleton
There is, however, room for considerable variety, as may be seen by a brief sketch of the contents of the extant plays of Plautus.
A History of Roman Literature|Harold North Fowler
No, Plautus did not allow his public to languish for want of noise.
The Dramatic Values in Plautus|Wilton Wallace Blancke

Plautus in the Alling free and colloquial translations was enormously funny.
The Plastic Age|Percy Marks

British Dictionary definitions for plautus

Plautus

/ (ˈplɔːtəs) /

noun

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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