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Poenulus

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. The play is noteworthy for containing text in Carthaginian Punic, spoken by the character Hanno in the fifth act. Another remarkable feature is the sympathetic…

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Henry Thomas RileyAmy Richlin
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Calydon
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LatinPlayRoman theatreTitus Maccius PlautusCarthaginian
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Genre
Roman comedy
Characters
Agorastocles Milphio Adelphasium Anterastilus Lycus Antamonides Counselors Collybiscus Syncerastus Hanno Giddenis slave boy
Date
c. 195–189 BC
Original language
Latin, Punic
Place
Rome
Setting
a street in Calydon, Before the houses of Agorastocles and Lycus, and the Temple of Venus

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related to Translations · 5
Poenulus → Burroway, Henry Thomas Riley, Melo, Nixon, Richlin
related to External links · 4
Poenulus → Latin, Latin Wikisource, PoenulusPoenulus, The Latin Library
Characters · 1
Poenulus → Agorastocles Milphio Adelphasium Anterastilus Lycus Antamonides Counselors Collybiscus Syncerastus Hanno Giddenis slave boy
Date · 1
Poenulus → c. 195–189 BC
Genre · 1
Poenulus → Roman comedy
Original language · 1
Poenulus → Latin, Punic
Place · 1
Poenulus → Rome
Setting · 1
Poenulus → a street in Calydon, Before the houses of Agorastocles and Lycus, and the Temple of Venus
Written by · 1
Poenulus → Plautus

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play hanno punic agorastocles lycus iambic senarii carthaginian adelphasium plautus bc latin trochaic septenarii man act two end also slave

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PoenulusCharactersAgorastocles Milphio Adelphasium Anterastilus Lycus Antamonides Counselors Collybiscus Syncerastus Hanno Giddenis slave boy1.00infobox
PoenulusDatec. 195–189 BC1.00infobox
PoenulusGenreRoman comedy1.00infobox
PoenulusOriginal languageLatin, Punic1.00infobox
PoenulusPlaceRome1.00infobox
PoenulusSettinga street in Calydon, Before the houses of Agorastocles and Lycus, and the Temple of Venus1.00infobox
PoenulusWritten byPlautus1.00infobox
Poenulusrelated to External linksLatin Wikisource0.60section
Poenulusrelated to External linksPoenulusPoenulus0.60section
Poenulusrelated to External linksLatin0.60section
Poenulusrelated to External linksThe Latin Library0.60section
Poenulusrelated to TranslationsHenry Thomas Riley0.60section

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