Hroswitha's six comedies are based on the plays of this author, whose works Quintilian praised as "elegantissima." In one of this author's plays, Aeschinus abducts a Music Girl for his brother Ctesipho. This author wrote a play in which Chremes disguises himself as the title character to have sex with Panfila, as well as a play named for Menedemus, a farmer who punishes himself with hard work for forcing his son into the army. This author of Adelphoi adapted many works of Menander, including The Eunuch and the The Self-Tormentor. For 10 points,
Hroswitha's six comedies are based on the plays of this author, whose works Quintilian praised as "elegantissima." In one of this author's plays, Aeschinus abducts a Music Girl for his brother Ctesipho. This author wrote a play in which Chremes disguises himself as the title character to have sex with Panfila, as well as a play named for Menedemus, a farmer who punishes himself with hard work for forcing his son into the army. This author of Adelphoi adapted many works of Menander, including The Eunuch and the The Self-Tormentor. For 10 points, name this Roman playwright who was brought from Carthage to Rome as a senator's slave.
Hroswitha's six comedies are based on the plays of this author, whose works Quintilian praised as "elegantissima.
Terence [or Publius Terentius Afer]