Plautus

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Plautus was a Roman playwright of the Old Latin period, best known for his influential comedies that adapted and popularized Greek New Comedy for Roman audiences.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Plautus canonical 8
Titus Maccius Plautus 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman playwright
comic playwright
dramatist
person
canonicalStatus major author of Roman comedy
citizenship Roman Republic
countryOfOrigin Roman Republic
culture Ancient Roman culture
era 3rd–2nd century BCE
familyName Plautus
fieldOfWork comedy
drama
theatre
gender male
genre comedy
theatre
givenName Titus
influenced Ben Jonson
Molière
Terence
William Shakespeare
influencedBy Greek New Comedy
linked to: New Comedy

Menander
languageOfWork Latin
literaryTradition Latin literature
movement Roman comedy
name Titus Maccius Plautus
linked to: Plautus
nativeLanguage Old Latin
notableWork Amphitruo
Asinaria
Aulularia
Bacchides
Captivi
Casina
Cistellaria
Curculio
Epidicus
Menaechmi
Miles Gloriosus
Mostellaria
Pseudolus
Rudens
Trinummus
occupation comic poet
playwright
styleCharacteristic extensive wordplay
lively dialogue
musical elements in plays
use of stock comic characters
timePeriod Old Latin period
linked to: Old Latin

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Menander influenced Plautus
The Mandrake influencedBy Plautus
New Comedy influenced Plautus
Plautus name Titus Maccius Plautus
linked to: Plautus
Plautus familyName Plautus
Diphilus influenced Plautus
Diphilus worksAdaptedBy Plautus
Attic New Comedy influenced Plautus