Titus Maccius Plautus
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Maccius, better known simply as Plautus (actually a nickname meaning ‘flatfoot’), was, between c. 205 and 184 BCE, a writer of comedy plays, specifically the fabulae palliatae, which had a -themed storyline. His plays are the earliest complete surviving works from Latin and they are noted for adding even more outrageous comedy to traditional comic plays.
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Plautus is also celebrated as a developer of characterisation and a master of verbal acrobatics. Finally, the plays are a rich and valuable source of information regarding contemporary Roman society. Biographical Details Details of Plautus’ life are sketchy and unreliable; even his name may be simply a collection of nicknames attributed to a particular playwright. Plautus is said to have been born in Sarsina, Umbria. Ancient sources, now largely discredited as pure invention, tell of his early career in theatre when he worked as a stagehand, his bankruptcy from spurious business ventures, and his time working in a mill to make ends meet. Plautus’ Complete Works Twenty complete plays by Plautus survive along with around 100 lines of Vidularia (The Suitcase) and fragments from several others.