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1 Plautus
1. I.Flat, broad: plauti appellantur canes, quorum aures languidae sunt ac flaccidae et latius videntur patere, Paul. ex Fest. p. 231 Müll.:II.conchae plautiores,
Tert. Pall. 3.—Among the Umbrians, flat-footed:2.(plotos appellant) Umbri pedibus planis (natos... unde et Maccius) poëta, quia Umber Sarsinas erat, a pedum planitie initio Plotus, postea Plautus coeptus est dici,
Fest. p. 238 Müll.; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 239 ib.Plautus, i, m. [flat-foot, v. 1. plautus], an Umbrian surname. —So, T. Maccius (or Maccus) Plautus, a celebrated Roman comic poet, a native of the Umbrian village Sarsina. —(On the name Maccius, instead of the earlier reading Accius or Attius, v. Ritschl, De Plauti poëtae nominibus, in his Parergon Plautinorum I. pp. 3-43;B.and respecting his life and writings,
id. ib. pp. 47 - 579), Cic. Brut. 15, 60; Quint. 10, 1, 99.—Transf., the works of Plautus, a comedy of Plautus:II.adporto vobis Plautum linguā non manu,
Plaut. Men. prol. 3.—Hence,Plautīnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Plautus, Plautian:pater,
i. e. a father in a play of Plautus, Cic. Ep. ad Brut. 2, 2 fin.:numeri et sales,
Hor. A. P. 270:sermo,
Quint. 10, 1, 99:stilus,
Gell. 3, 3, 13: prosapia, i. e. poor, mean, because Plautus was said to have worked in a mill, Min. Fel. Octav. 14.— Sup.:versus Plautinissimi,
most Plautus-like, altogether in Plautus's manner, Gell. 3, 3, 4. -
2 plautus
1. I.Flat, broad: plauti appellantur canes, quorum aures languidae sunt ac flaccidae et latius videntur patere, Paul. ex Fest. p. 231 Müll.:II.conchae plautiores,
Tert. Pall. 3.—Among the Umbrians, flat-footed:2.(plotos appellant) Umbri pedibus planis (natos... unde et Maccius) poëta, quia Umber Sarsinas erat, a pedum planitie initio Plotus, postea Plautus coeptus est dici,
Fest. p. 238 Müll.; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 239 ib.Plautus, i, m. [flat-foot, v. 1. plautus], an Umbrian surname. —So, T. Maccius (or Maccus) Plautus, a celebrated Roman comic poet, a native of the Umbrian village Sarsina. —(On the name Maccius, instead of the earlier reading Accius or Attius, v. Ritschl, De Plauti poëtae nominibus, in his Parergon Plautinorum I. pp. 3-43;B.and respecting his life and writings,
id. ib. pp. 47 - 579), Cic. Brut. 15, 60; Quint. 10, 1, 99.—Transf., the works of Plautus, a comedy of Plautus:II.adporto vobis Plautum linguā non manu,
Plaut. Men. prol. 3.—Hence,Plautīnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Plautus, Plautian:pater,
i. e. a father in a play of Plautus, Cic. Ep. ad Brut. 2, 2 fin.:numeri et sales,
Hor. A. P. 270:sermo,
Quint. 10, 1, 99:stilus,
Gell. 3, 3, 13: prosapia, i. e. poor, mean, because Plautus was said to have worked in a mill, Min. Fel. Octav. 14.— Sup.:versus Plautinissimi,
most Plautus-like, altogether in Plautus's manner, Gell. 3, 3, 4. -
3 plotus
1. I.Flat, broad: plauti appellantur canes, quorum aures languidae sunt ac flaccidae et latius videntur patere, Paul. ex Fest. p. 231 Müll.:II.conchae plautiores,
Tert. Pall. 3.—Among the Umbrians, flat-footed:2.(plotos appellant) Umbri pedibus planis (natos... unde et Maccius) poëta, quia Umber Sarsinas erat, a pedum planitie initio Plotus, postea Plautus coeptus est dici,
Fest. p. 238 Müll.; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 239 ib.Plautus, i, m. [flat-foot, v. 1. plautus], an Umbrian surname. —So, T. Maccius (or Maccus) Plautus, a celebrated Roman comic poet, a native of the Umbrian village Sarsina. —(On the name Maccius, instead of the earlier reading Accius or Attius, v. Ritschl, De Plauti poëtae nominibus, in his Parergon Plautinorum I. pp. 3-43;B.and respecting his life and writings,
id. ib. pp. 47 - 579), Cic. Brut. 15, 60; Quint. 10, 1, 99.—Transf., the works of Plautus, a comedy of Plautus:II.adporto vobis Plautum linguā non manu,
Plaut. Men. prol. 3.—Hence,Plautīnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Plautus, Plautian:pater,
i. e. a father in a play of Plautus, Cic. Ep. ad Brut. 2, 2 fin.:numeri et sales,
Hor. A. P. 270:sermo,
Quint. 10, 1, 99:stilus,
Gell. 3, 3, 13: prosapia, i. e. poor, mean, because Plautus was said to have worked in a mill, Min. Fel. Octav. 14.— Sup.:versus Plautinissimi,
most Plautus-like, altogether in Plautus's manner, Gell. 3, 3, 4. -
4 Saturio
Sătŭrĭo, ōnis, m. [satur].I.The name of a lost comedy of Plautus, Gell. 3, 3, 14.—II.The name of a parasite in the Persa of Plautus; hence, in a lusus verbb.:Essurio venio, non advenio saturio,
Plaut. Pers. 1, 3, 23. -
5 Amphitruo
I.Son of Alceus and Hipponome, king of Thebes, and husband of Alcmene, Ov. M. 6, 112.—Hence, Amphī̆tryōnĭădēs, ae, patr. m., a male descendant of Amphitryo, i. e. Hercules, Cat. 68, 112; Ov. M. 9, 140; 15, 49; Verg. A. 8, 214.—II.The name of a comedy of Plautus. -
6 Amphitryo
I.Son of Alceus and Hipponome, king of Thebes, and husband of Alcmene, Ov. M. 6, 112.—Hence, Amphī̆tryōnĭădēs, ae, patr. m., a male descendant of Amphitryo, i. e. Hercules, Cat. 68, 112; Ov. M. 9, 140; 15, 49; Verg. A. 8, 214.—II.The name of a comedy of Plautus. -
7 Amphitryon
I.Son of Alceus and Hipponome, king of Thebes, and husband of Alcmene, Ov. M. 6, 112.—Hence, Amphī̆tryōnĭădēs, ae, patr. m., a male descendant of Amphitryo, i. e. Hercules, Cat. 68, 112; Ov. M. 9, 140; 15, 49; Verg. A. 8, 214.—II.The name of a comedy of Plautus. -
8 Amphitryoniades
I.Son of Alceus and Hipponome, king of Thebes, and husband of Alcmene, Ov. M. 6, 112.—Hence, Amphī̆tryōnĭădēs, ae, patr. m., a male descendant of Amphitryo, i. e. Hercules, Cat. 68, 112; Ov. M. 9, 140; 15, 49; Verg. A. 8, 214.—II.The name of a comedy of Plautus. -
9 Asinaria
ăsĭnārĭus, a, um, adj. [id.], pertaining or belonging to an ass: mola, a millstone turned by an ass, Cato, R. R. 10, 4; 11, 4; so Vulg. Matt. 18, 6; ib. Marc. 9, 41. —II.Subst.A.ăsĭnārĭus, ii, m., a keeper of asses, an ass-driver, Cato, R. R. 10, 1; 11, 1, Varr. R. R. 1, 18, 1.—B.Ăsĭnārĭa, ae, f., the title of a comedy of Plautus. —(That the Via Asinaria (Paul. ex Fest. s. v retricibus, p. 282 Müll.), a side branch of the Via Latina, and the Porta Asinaria, were named from asinus, since upon this street and through this gate asses brought vegetables, fruit, etc., to Rome, is justly questioned in Platner's Gesch. d. Stadt Rom, p. 663, in opp. to Müll. Roms Camp. I. pp. 3 and 4.) -
10 asinarius
ăsĭnārĭus, a, um, adj. [id.], pertaining or belonging to an ass: mola, a millstone turned by an ass, Cato, R. R. 10, 4; 11, 4; so Vulg. Matt. 18, 6; ib. Marc. 9, 41. —II.Subst.A.ăsĭnārĭus, ii, m., a keeper of asses, an ass-driver, Cato, R. R. 10, 1; 11, 1, Varr. R. R. 1, 18, 1.—B.Ăsĭnārĭa, ae, f., the title of a comedy of Plautus. —(That the Via Asinaria (Paul. ex Fest. s. v retricibus, p. 282 Müll.), a side branch of the Via Latina, and the Porta Asinaria, were named from asinus, since upon this street and through this gate asses brought vegetables, fruit, etc., to Rome, is justly questioned in Platner's Gesch. d. Stadt Rom, p. 663, in opp. to Müll. Roms Camp. I. pp. 3 and 4.) -
11 Aulularia
Aulŭlārĭa, ae, f. [aulula, dim.; v. aula = olla], a comedy of Plautus, so called from the money-pot of its avaricious hero. -
12 Bacchis
Bacchis, ĭdis, f., = Bakchis.I.= 1. Baccha, q. v.—II.The name of a woman in the Hec. and Heaut. of Terence; and, in plur., Bacchides, the name of a comedy of Plautus (derived from the twin sisters, Bacchides, the chief personages of the piece):Bacchides non Bacchides, set Bacchae sunt acerrumae,
Plaut. Bacch. 3, 1, 4. -
13 Boeoti
Boeōtĭa, ae, f., = Boiôtia.I.Bœotia, a district of Greece proper, whose capital was Thebes, the birthplace of Bacchus and Hercules, Plin. 4, 7, 12, § 25; Cic. N. D. 3, 19, 49; Ov. M. 2, 239; Mel. 2, 3, 4; acc. to fable, so called either after Apollo's cow (Bous), Ov. M. 3, 13, or from Bœotus, the son of Neptune, Hyg. Fab. 186.—Its inhabitants were noted for their stupidity, Cic. Fat. 4; Nep. Alcib. 11, 3; id. Epam. 5, 2; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 244; Liv. 42, 43 sqq.; Tert. Anim. c. 20; cf. the Comm. upon Aelian. Var. H. 13, 25; Schol. Apoll. Rhod. Argon. 3, 1241.—B.Derivv.1.Boeōtĭus, a, um, adj., = Boiôtios, Bœotian:2.Bacis,
Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34:vates,
id. ib. 2, 26, 56:Neo,
Liv. 44, 43, 6:Haemon,
Prop. 2, 8, 21:moenia = Thebae,
Ov. M. 3, 13:Thyas,
Val. Fl. 5, 80.—In plur.: Boeōtii, ōrum, m., the Bœotians, Nep. Alcib. 11, 3; Liv. 33, 1, 1; Plin. 10, 21, 24, § 49.—Boeōtus, a, um, adj., = Boiôtos, Bœotian ( poet.):3.tellus = Boeotia,
Ov. M. 12, 9:flumina,
Stat. Th. 7, 424:urbes,
id. ib. 4, 360:duces,
Luc. 3, 174:Orion,
Ov. F. 5, 493.—In plur.: Boeōti, ōrum, m., the Bœotians, Liv. 33, 29, 1 sq.; 42, 43, 5 sq. al.:Boeotūm = Boeotorum,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 244; Avien. Orb. Terr. 586; Prisc. Perieg. 428.—Boeōtĭcus, a, um, adj., = Boiôtikos, Bœotian:4. II.frumentum,
Plin. 18, 7, 12, § 66:cucumis,
id. 19, 5, 23, § 68:napus,
id. 19, 5, 25, § 76.—The wife of Hyas, and mother of the Pleiades, Hyg. Astr. 2, 21.—III.The Bœotian woman, the name of a lost comedy of Plautus, Gell. 3, 3, 3. -
14 Boeotia
Boeōtĭa, ae, f., = Boiôtia.I.Bœotia, a district of Greece proper, whose capital was Thebes, the birthplace of Bacchus and Hercules, Plin. 4, 7, 12, § 25; Cic. N. D. 3, 19, 49; Ov. M. 2, 239; Mel. 2, 3, 4; acc. to fable, so called either after Apollo's cow (Bous), Ov. M. 3, 13, or from Bœotus, the son of Neptune, Hyg. Fab. 186.—Its inhabitants were noted for their stupidity, Cic. Fat. 4; Nep. Alcib. 11, 3; id. Epam. 5, 2; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 244; Liv. 42, 43 sqq.; Tert. Anim. c. 20; cf. the Comm. upon Aelian. Var. H. 13, 25; Schol. Apoll. Rhod. Argon. 3, 1241.—B.Derivv.1.Boeōtĭus, a, um, adj., = Boiôtios, Bœotian:2.Bacis,
Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34:vates,
id. ib. 2, 26, 56:Neo,
Liv. 44, 43, 6:Haemon,
Prop. 2, 8, 21:moenia = Thebae,
Ov. M. 3, 13:Thyas,
Val. Fl. 5, 80.—In plur.: Boeōtii, ōrum, m., the Bœotians, Nep. Alcib. 11, 3; Liv. 33, 1, 1; Plin. 10, 21, 24, § 49.—Boeōtus, a, um, adj., = Boiôtos, Bœotian ( poet.):3.tellus = Boeotia,
Ov. M. 12, 9:flumina,
Stat. Th. 7, 424:urbes,
id. ib. 4, 360:duces,
Luc. 3, 174:Orion,
Ov. F. 5, 493.—In plur.: Boeōti, ōrum, m., the Bœotians, Liv. 33, 29, 1 sq.; 42, 43, 5 sq. al.:Boeotūm = Boeotorum,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 244; Avien. Orb. Terr. 586; Prisc. Perieg. 428.—Boeōtĭcus, a, um, adj., = Boiôtikos, Bœotian:4. II.frumentum,
Plin. 18, 7, 12, § 66:cucumis,
id. 19, 5, 23, § 68:napus,
id. 19, 5, 25, § 76.—The wife of Hyas, and mother of the Pleiades, Hyg. Astr. 2, 21.—III.The Bœotian woman, the name of a lost comedy of Plautus, Gell. 3, 3, 3. -
15 Boeoticus
Boeōtĭa, ae, f., = Boiôtia.I.Bœotia, a district of Greece proper, whose capital was Thebes, the birthplace of Bacchus and Hercules, Plin. 4, 7, 12, § 25; Cic. N. D. 3, 19, 49; Ov. M. 2, 239; Mel. 2, 3, 4; acc. to fable, so called either after Apollo's cow (Bous), Ov. M. 3, 13, or from Bœotus, the son of Neptune, Hyg. Fab. 186.—Its inhabitants were noted for their stupidity, Cic. Fat. 4; Nep. Alcib. 11, 3; id. Epam. 5, 2; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 244; Liv. 42, 43 sqq.; Tert. Anim. c. 20; cf. the Comm. upon Aelian. Var. H. 13, 25; Schol. Apoll. Rhod. Argon. 3, 1241.—B.Derivv.1.Boeōtĭus, a, um, adj., = Boiôtios, Bœotian:2.Bacis,
Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34:vates,
id. ib. 2, 26, 56:Neo,
Liv. 44, 43, 6:Haemon,
Prop. 2, 8, 21:moenia = Thebae,
Ov. M. 3, 13:Thyas,
Val. Fl. 5, 80.—In plur.: Boeōtii, ōrum, m., the Bœotians, Nep. Alcib. 11, 3; Liv. 33, 1, 1; Plin. 10, 21, 24, § 49.—Boeōtus, a, um, adj., = Boiôtos, Bœotian ( poet.):3.tellus = Boeotia,
Ov. M. 12, 9:flumina,
Stat. Th. 7, 424:urbes,
id. ib. 4, 360:duces,
Luc. 3, 174:Orion,
Ov. F. 5, 493.—In plur.: Boeōti, ōrum, m., the Bœotians, Liv. 33, 29, 1 sq.; 42, 43, 5 sq. al.:Boeotūm = Boeotorum,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 244; Avien. Orb. Terr. 586; Prisc. Perieg. 428.—Boeōtĭcus, a, um, adj., = Boiôtikos, Bœotian:4. II.frumentum,
Plin. 18, 7, 12, § 66:cucumis,
id. 19, 5, 23, § 68:napus,
id. 19, 5, 25, § 76.—The wife of Hyas, and mother of the Pleiades, Hyg. Astr. 2, 21.—III.The Bœotian woman, the name of a lost comedy of Plautus, Gell. 3, 3, 3. -
16 Boeotii
Boeōtĭa, ae, f., = Boiôtia.I.Bœotia, a district of Greece proper, whose capital was Thebes, the birthplace of Bacchus and Hercules, Plin. 4, 7, 12, § 25; Cic. N. D. 3, 19, 49; Ov. M. 2, 239; Mel. 2, 3, 4; acc. to fable, so called either after Apollo's cow (Bous), Ov. M. 3, 13, or from Bœotus, the son of Neptune, Hyg. Fab. 186.—Its inhabitants were noted for their stupidity, Cic. Fat. 4; Nep. Alcib. 11, 3; id. Epam. 5, 2; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 244; Liv. 42, 43 sqq.; Tert. Anim. c. 20; cf. the Comm. upon Aelian. Var. H. 13, 25; Schol. Apoll. Rhod. Argon. 3, 1241.—B.Derivv.1.Boeōtĭus, a, um, adj., = Boiôtios, Bœotian:2.Bacis,
Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34:vates,
id. ib. 2, 26, 56:Neo,
Liv. 44, 43, 6:Haemon,
Prop. 2, 8, 21:moenia = Thebae,
Ov. M. 3, 13:Thyas,
Val. Fl. 5, 80.—In plur.: Boeōtii, ōrum, m., the Bœotians, Nep. Alcib. 11, 3; Liv. 33, 1, 1; Plin. 10, 21, 24, § 49.—Boeōtus, a, um, adj., = Boiôtos, Bœotian ( poet.):3.tellus = Boeotia,
Ov. M. 12, 9:flumina,
Stat. Th. 7, 424:urbes,
id. ib. 4, 360:duces,
Luc. 3, 174:Orion,
Ov. F. 5, 493.—In plur.: Boeōti, ōrum, m., the Bœotians, Liv. 33, 29, 1 sq.; 42, 43, 5 sq. al.:Boeotūm = Boeotorum,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 244; Avien. Orb. Terr. 586; Prisc. Perieg. 428.—Boeōtĭcus, a, um, adj., = Boiôtikos, Bœotian:4. II.frumentum,
Plin. 18, 7, 12, § 66:cucumis,
id. 19, 5, 23, § 68:napus,
id. 19, 5, 25, § 76.—The wife of Hyas, and mother of the Pleiades, Hyg. Astr. 2, 21.—III.The Bœotian woman, the name of a lost comedy of Plautus, Gell. 3, 3, 3. -
17 Boeotis
Boeōtĭa, ae, f., = Boiôtia.I.Bœotia, a district of Greece proper, whose capital was Thebes, the birthplace of Bacchus and Hercules, Plin. 4, 7, 12, § 25; Cic. N. D. 3, 19, 49; Ov. M. 2, 239; Mel. 2, 3, 4; acc. to fable, so called either after Apollo's cow (Bous), Ov. M. 3, 13, or from Bœotus, the son of Neptune, Hyg. Fab. 186.—Its inhabitants were noted for their stupidity, Cic. Fat. 4; Nep. Alcib. 11, 3; id. Epam. 5, 2; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 244; Liv. 42, 43 sqq.; Tert. Anim. c. 20; cf. the Comm. upon Aelian. Var. H. 13, 25; Schol. Apoll. Rhod. Argon. 3, 1241.—B.Derivv.1.Boeōtĭus, a, um, adj., = Boiôtios, Bœotian:2.Bacis,
Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34:vates,
id. ib. 2, 26, 56:Neo,
Liv. 44, 43, 6:Haemon,
Prop. 2, 8, 21:moenia = Thebae,
Ov. M. 3, 13:Thyas,
Val. Fl. 5, 80.—In plur.: Boeōtii, ōrum, m., the Bœotians, Nep. Alcib. 11, 3; Liv. 33, 1, 1; Plin. 10, 21, 24, § 49.—Boeōtus, a, um, adj., = Boiôtos, Bœotian ( poet.):3.tellus = Boeotia,
Ov. M. 12, 9:flumina,
Stat. Th. 7, 424:urbes,
id. ib. 4, 360:duces,
Luc. 3, 174:Orion,
Ov. F. 5, 493.—In plur.: Boeōti, ōrum, m., the Bœotians, Liv. 33, 29, 1 sq.; 42, 43, 5 sq. al.:Boeotūm = Boeotorum,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 244; Avien. Orb. Terr. 586; Prisc. Perieg. 428.—Boeōtĭcus, a, um, adj., = Boiôtikos, Bœotian:4. II.frumentum,
Plin. 18, 7, 12, § 66:cucumis,
id. 19, 5, 23, § 68:napus,
id. 19, 5, 25, § 76.—The wife of Hyas, and mother of the Pleiades, Hyg. Astr. 2, 21.—III.The Bœotian woman, the name of a lost comedy of Plautus, Gell. 3, 3, 3. -
18 Boeotius
Boeōtĭa, ae, f., = Boiôtia.I.Bœotia, a district of Greece proper, whose capital was Thebes, the birthplace of Bacchus and Hercules, Plin. 4, 7, 12, § 25; Cic. N. D. 3, 19, 49; Ov. M. 2, 239; Mel. 2, 3, 4; acc. to fable, so called either after Apollo's cow (Bous), Ov. M. 3, 13, or from Bœotus, the son of Neptune, Hyg. Fab. 186.—Its inhabitants were noted for their stupidity, Cic. Fat. 4; Nep. Alcib. 11, 3; id. Epam. 5, 2; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 244; Liv. 42, 43 sqq.; Tert. Anim. c. 20; cf. the Comm. upon Aelian. Var. H. 13, 25; Schol. Apoll. Rhod. Argon. 3, 1241.—B.Derivv.1.Boeōtĭus, a, um, adj., = Boiôtios, Bœotian:2.Bacis,
Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34:vates,
id. ib. 2, 26, 56:Neo,
Liv. 44, 43, 6:Haemon,
Prop. 2, 8, 21:moenia = Thebae,
Ov. M. 3, 13:Thyas,
Val. Fl. 5, 80.—In plur.: Boeōtii, ōrum, m., the Bœotians, Nep. Alcib. 11, 3; Liv. 33, 1, 1; Plin. 10, 21, 24, § 49.—Boeōtus, a, um, adj., = Boiôtos, Bœotian ( poet.):3.tellus = Boeotia,
Ov. M. 12, 9:flumina,
Stat. Th. 7, 424:urbes,
id. ib. 4, 360:duces,
Luc. 3, 174:Orion,
Ov. F. 5, 493.—In plur.: Boeōti, ōrum, m., the Bœotians, Liv. 33, 29, 1 sq.; 42, 43, 5 sq. al.:Boeotūm = Boeotorum,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 244; Avien. Orb. Terr. 586; Prisc. Perieg. 428.—Boeōtĭcus, a, um, adj., = Boiôtikos, Bœotian:4. II.frumentum,
Plin. 18, 7, 12, § 66:cucumis,
id. 19, 5, 23, § 68:napus,
id. 19, 5, 25, § 76.—The wife of Hyas, and mother of the Pleiades, Hyg. Astr. 2, 21.—III.The Bœotian woman, the name of a lost comedy of Plautus, Gell. 3, 3, 3. -
19 Boeotus
Boeōtĭa, ae, f., = Boiôtia.I.Bœotia, a district of Greece proper, whose capital was Thebes, the birthplace of Bacchus and Hercules, Plin. 4, 7, 12, § 25; Cic. N. D. 3, 19, 49; Ov. M. 2, 239; Mel. 2, 3, 4; acc. to fable, so called either after Apollo's cow (Bous), Ov. M. 3, 13, or from Bœotus, the son of Neptune, Hyg. Fab. 186.—Its inhabitants were noted for their stupidity, Cic. Fat. 4; Nep. Alcib. 11, 3; id. Epam. 5, 2; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 244; Liv. 42, 43 sqq.; Tert. Anim. c. 20; cf. the Comm. upon Aelian. Var. H. 13, 25; Schol. Apoll. Rhod. Argon. 3, 1241.—B.Derivv.1.Boeōtĭus, a, um, adj., = Boiôtios, Bœotian:2.Bacis,
Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34:vates,
id. ib. 2, 26, 56:Neo,
Liv. 44, 43, 6:Haemon,
Prop. 2, 8, 21:moenia = Thebae,
Ov. M. 3, 13:Thyas,
Val. Fl. 5, 80.—In plur.: Boeōtii, ōrum, m., the Bœotians, Nep. Alcib. 11, 3; Liv. 33, 1, 1; Plin. 10, 21, 24, § 49.—Boeōtus, a, um, adj., = Boiôtos, Bœotian ( poet.):3.tellus = Boeotia,
Ov. M. 12, 9:flumina,
Stat. Th. 7, 424:urbes,
id. ib. 4, 360:duces,
Luc. 3, 174:Orion,
Ov. F. 5, 493.—In plur.: Boeōti, ōrum, m., the Bœotians, Liv. 33, 29, 1 sq.; 42, 43, 5 sq. al.:Boeotūm = Boeotorum,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 244; Avien. Orb. Terr. 586; Prisc. Perieg. 428.—Boeōtĭcus, a, um, adj., = Boiôtikos, Bœotian:4. II.frumentum,
Plin. 18, 7, 12, § 66:cucumis,
id. 19, 5, 23, § 68:napus,
id. 19, 5, 25, § 76.—The wife of Hyas, and mother of the Pleiades, Hyg. Astr. 2, 21.—III.The Bœotian woman, the name of a lost comedy of Plautus, Gell. 3, 3, 3. -
20 Casina
Căsĭna, ae, f., the name of a comedy of Plautus, from its heroine; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 61. Müll.
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Plautus — /plaw teuhs/, n. Titus Maccius /tuy teuhs mak see euhs/, c254 c184 B.C., Roman dramatist. * * * born с 254, Sarsina, Umbria? died 184 BC Roman comic playwright. Little is known for certain about his life, but tradition holds that he was… … Universalium
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Plautus — /ˈplɔtəs/ (say plawtuhs) noun Titus Maccius /ˌtaɪtəs ˈmæksiəs/ (say .tuytuhs makseeuhs), c.254–c.184 BC, Roman comic dramatist, whose 21 surviving plays are based on Greek models, especially those of Menander; influenced the development of comedy …
intrigue, comedy of — ▪ narrative genre also called comedy of situation in dramatic literature, a comic form in which complicated conspiracies and stratagems dominate the plot. The complex plots and subplots of such comedies are often based on ridiculous and… … Universalium
