Hroswitha's six comedies are based on the plays of this author, whose works Quintilian praised as "elegantissima.
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]