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Pseudolus

Pseudolus is a play by the ancient Roman playwright Titus Maccius Plautus. It is one of the earliest examples of Roman literature and is a key example of the Fabulae Palliatae which are early Roman Comedies set in a Classical Greek setting. Pseudolus was first shown in 191 BC during the Megalesian Festival, which was a celebration for the Phrygian…

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Minae
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
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Genre
Roman comedy
Characters
Simo, Athenian gentleman · Calidorus, son of Simo · Pseudolus, slave to Simo · Callipho, neighbor of Simo · Phoenicium, prostitute
Date
191 BC
Original language
Latin
Place
Rome
Setting
a street in Athens, before the houses of Simo, Callipho, and Ballio

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Pseudolus

Nodes16
Edges15
Triples73
Avg. degree1.88
Density0.125
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Pseudolus

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Characters · 11
Pseudolus → A cook, hired by Ballio, Ballio, pimp, Calidorus, son of Simo, Callipho, neighbor of Simo, Charinus, friend of Calidorus, Harpax, slave of an officer, Phoenicium, prostitute, Pseudolus, slave to Simo, Simia, slave to Charinus, Simo, Athenian gentleman, Slave boy belonging to Ballio
related to Plot synopsis · 11
Pseudolus → Act, After Pseudolus, At, Ballio, Calidorus, He, Once, Phoenicium, Phoenicium's, Plautus, The
related to Themes · 11
Pseudolus → As, Ballio's, Calidorus, Phoenicium, Plautus, Pseudolus's, Simia, Simia's, Terence, The, This
related to Characters · 10
Pseudolus → Athenian, Ballio, BallioA, BallioSimia, CalidorusBallio, CalidorusHarpax, Charinus, Simo, Simo's, SimoCharinus
related to Metrical structure · 7
Pseudolus → ABC, Also, However, In Plautus's, Moore, Plautus's, Renaissance
related to Quotes · 7
Pseudolus → Aren't, Ballio, Before, Suppose, Well, You're, Your
related to External links · 5
Pseudolus → Christenson, David, Latin Wikisource, Perseus Digital LibraryReview, PseudolusLatin
related to Adaptations · 3
Pseudolus → Forum, Funny Thing Happened, Way
is a · 2
Pseudolus → bit anxious about Simia succeeding in duping Ballio, play by the ancient Roman playwright Titus Maccius Plautus
Date · 1
Pseudolus → 191 BC

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ballio calidorus simo money phoenicium slave harpax play simia time get girl asks minae give plautus cook love two clever

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PseudolusCharactersSimo, Athenian gentleman1.00infobox
PseudolusCharactersCalidorus, son of Simo1.00infobox
PseudolusCharactersPseudolus, slave to Simo1.00infobox
PseudolusCharactersCallipho, neighbor of Simo1.00infobox
PseudolusCharactersPhoenicium, prostitute1.00infobox
PseudolusCharactersBallio, pimp1.00infobox
PseudolusCharactersHarpax, slave of an officer1.00infobox
PseudolusCharactersSlave boy belonging to Ballio1.00infobox
PseudolusCharactersA cook, hired by Ballio1.00infobox
PseudolusCharactersCharinus, friend of Calidorus1.00infobox
PseudolusCharactersSimia, slave to Charinus1.00infobox
PseudolusDate191 BC1.00infobox
PseudolusGenreRoman comedy1.00infobox
PseudolusOriginal languageLatin1.00infobox
PseudolusPlaceRome1.00infobox
PseudolusSettinga street in Athens, before the houses of Simo, Callipho, and Ballio1.00infobox
PseudolusWritten byPlautus1.00infobox
Pseudolusis aplay by the ancient Roman playwright Titus Maccius Plautus0.90text
Pseudolusis abit anxious about Simia succeeding in duping Ballio0.90text

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