Plautus

[ plaw-tuhs ]

noun

1. Ti·tus Mac·ci·us [tahy, -t, uh, s , mak, -see-, uh, s], c254–c184 b.c., Roman dramatist.

Plautus

/ ˈplɔːtəs /

noun

1. PlautusTitus Maccius?254 bc?184 bcMRomanTHEATRE: dramatist 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

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

One of its earliest appearances is in works such as the plays of second-century B.C. writer Plautus.

From Salon

An antic adaptation of several ancient comedies by Plautus, featuring a book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, and the first Broadway show for which Sondheim created both music and lyrics.

From New York Times

He’s a great Falstaffian incarnation of the braggart soldier type that dates back to Plautus.

From New York Times

Plautus celebrated Trump’s “rebellion against this elite and its culture,” and argued that Trump’s muscular nationalism could revive American politics, notwithstanding his “avoidance of policy specifics.”

From The New Yorker