The complete online text of Amphitryo, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, Captivi by Plautus.

Plautus (ca. 254-ca. 184 BC) was a Roman writer. His theatrical genius, vitality, farcical humor, and control of the Latin language rank him as Rome's greatest comic playwright. During the 3d century BC, Roman writers began to imitate the forms and conte...

Titus Maccius Plautus is the earliest Roman author whose works have survived. His plays, valued especially for their lively stock characters, their exuberant language and meter, and the information they provide on many aspects of Roman culture, have had...

Titus Maccius Plautus is the earliest Roman author whose works have survived. His plays, valued especially for their lively stock characters, their exuberant language and meter, and the information they provide on many aspects of Roman culture, have had...