Terence
Sign in to savePublius Terentius Afer (; – ), better known in English as Terence (), was a playwright during the Roman Republic. He was the author of six comedies based on Greek originals by Menander or Apollodorus of Carystus. All six of Terence's plays survive complete and were originally produced between 166 and 160 BC.
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Terence was a Roman playwright from the Republic era who wrote six comedies adapted from earlier Greek plays, all of which have survived to the present day. His works, produced between 166 and 160 BC, are significant as complete examples of Roman comic drama and its relationship to Greek theatrical traditions.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 10 June 1911
- Died
- 30 November 1977
- Works
- 125
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- Collected plays
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19 sectionsContents
- Life and career
- Conditions of performance
- The ''didascaliae''
- The prologues
- Suetonian biography
- Name and ethnicity
- Dates
- Plays
- Ancient commentary
- Manuscripts of Terence
- Cultural legacy
- See also
- References
- Editions
- Works of Terence
- Individual plays
- Ancient commentary
- Further reading
- External links
Publius Terentius Afer (; – ), better known in English as Terence (), was a playwright during the Roman Republic. He was the author of six comedies based on Greek originals by Menander or Apollodorus of Carystus. All six of Terence's plays survive complete and were originally produced between 166 and 160 BC.
According to ancient authors, Terence was born in Carthage and was brought to Rome as a slave, where he gained an education and his freedom; around the age of 25, Terence is said to have made a voyage to the east in search of inspiration for his plays, where he died either of disease in Greece, or by shipwreck on the return voyage. However, Terence's traditional biography is often thought to consist of speculation by ancient scholars who lived too long after Terence to have access to reliable facts about his life.