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Also known as Titus Maccius Plautus

römischer Komödien-Dichter

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Plautus, known in his native language as T. Maccius Plautus, was a male playwright and writer from Ancient Rome. Born in Sarsina in 250 BCE, he died in Rome in 184 BCE. He wrote in Latin and spoke or wrote in Latin and Italian.

His notable works include Pseudolus, Menaechmi, Cistellaria, and Rudens. Additional titles associated with him are Greek Originals of the Plays, Captivi and the Mostellaria, Captiva and the Mostellaria, Captivi and Mostellaria of Plautus, and Casina. He is described by sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Pauly–Wissowa, and The Nuttall Encyclopædia.

Synthesized by Vinony from 18 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, TMDb, Europeana Sparql. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
28

Top works

  • Greek Originals of the Plays
  • Captivi and the Mostellaria
  • Captiva and the Mostellaria
  • Captivi and Mostellaria of Plautus
  • Casina

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Key facts

Writer.name
Plautus
Writer.image
Plautus 18th century engraving (cropped).jpg
Writer.caption
Imaginary 18th-century portrait
Writer.birth_date
254 BC
Writer.birth_place
Sarsina, Umbria, Roman Republic
Writer.death_date
184 BC
Writer.death_place
Rome, Roman Republic
Writer.period
Roman Republic
Writer.genre
Roman comedy
Writer.language
Latin
Writer.occupation
Playwright

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Ancient Rome
Place of birth
Sarsina
Place of death
Rome
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
Italian
Notable work
Asinaria
Image
Plautus 18th century engraving (cropped).jpg
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topic's main category
Category:Plautus
Commons category
Plautus
date of birth
0250-00-00
date of death
0184-00-00
Commons Creator page
Plautus
writing language
Latin
name in native language
T. Maccius Plautus
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Works in European collections

32 objects attributed to Plautus, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Article · Deutsch

Titus Maccius Plautus (* um 254 v. Chr. in Sarsina; † um 184 v. Chr.) war ein römischer Dichter. Er war einer der ersten und produktivsten Komödiendichter im alten Rom.

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