The Pot of Gold and Other Plays

Tragic Dramas & Plays

Author: Plautus

One of the supreme comic writers of the Roman world, Plautus (c.254-184 BC) skilfully adapted classic Greek comic models to the manners and customs of his day. This collection features a varied selection of his finest plays, from the light-hearted comedy “Pseudolus”, in which the lovesick Calidorus and his slave try to liberate his lover from her pimp, to the more subversi….Read More

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