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

The ancient Roman dramatists Plautus and Terence, whose plays are the oldest-surviving Latin comedic texts, used social commentary to upset traditional Roman expectations and political figures.

From Slate • May 25, 2018

Inspired by the ancient Roman comedies of Plautus, it is populated by such popular stock characters as the lecherous old man, the braggart soldier and a crafty servant or two.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2017

Plautus tells us that the Roman dames daubed their faces with the “fucus, compound of white lead and of vermilion:” hence were they called fucatæ, cerusatæ, and minionatæ.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)