Poenulus
Ancient Roman play by Plautus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Poenulus, also called The Little Carthaginian or The Little Punic Man, is a Latin comedic play for the early Roman theatre by Titus Maccius Plautus, probably written between 195 and 189 BC.[1] The play is noteworthy for containing text in Carthaginian Punic, spoken by the character Hanno in the fifth act.[2][3] Another remarkable feature is the sympathetic portrayal of the character of the Carthaginian Hanno at a time when only a few years previously the Romans had suffered huge losses in the 2nd Punic War fought against the Carthaginian general Hannibal (218–202 BC).[4]
Poenulus | |
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Written by | Plautus |
Characters | Agorastocles Milphio Adelphasium Anterastilus Lycus Antamonides Counselors Collybiscus Syncerastus Hanno Giddenis slave boy |
Setting | a street in Calydon, Before the houses of Agorastocles and Lycus, and the Temple of Venus |
The play shows signs of having been reworked, possibly for a second production, since there are two endings.[5]