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Herodotus, The Histories (ed. A. D. Godley) | 22 | 0 | Browse | Search |
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Xenophon, Cyropaedia (ed. Walter Miller) | 14 | 0 | Browse | Search |
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Xenophon, Minor Works (ed. E. C. Marchant, G. W. Bowersock, tr. Constitution of the Athenians.) | 12 | 0 | Browse | Search |
T. Maccius Plautus, Curculio, or The Forgery (ed. Henry Thomas Riley) | 12 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Diodorus Siculus, Library | 10 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Vitruvius Pollio, The Ten Books on Architecture (ed. Morris Hicky Morgan) | 6 | 0 | Browse | Search |
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Browsing named entities in T. Maccius Plautus, Curculio, or The Forgery (ed. Henry Thomas Riley). You can also browse the collection for Caria (Turkey) or search for Caria (Turkey) in all documents.
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T. Maccius Plautus, Curculio, or The Forgery (ed. Henry Thomas Riley), act 1, scene 1 (search)
T. Maccius Plautus, Curculio, or The Forgery (ed. Henry Thomas Riley), Introduction, THE ACROSTIC ARGUMENT. [Supposed to have been written by Priscian the Grammarian.] (search)
THE ACROSTIC ARGUMENT. [Supposed to have been written by Priscian the Grammarian.]
On an errand of Phædromus, Curculio (Curculio) goes to Caria, that (Ut) he may obtain some money; there he despoils the rival (Rivalem) of Phædromus of his ring. He writes a letter, and seals it with that seal. Lyco, when he sees it, recognizes (Cognoscit) the seal of the Captain; that (Ut) he may send him his mistress, he pays the money to the Procurer. The Captain threatens to summon Lyco (Lyconem) and the Procurer to justice: he himself (Ipsus) discovers his sister that was lost, at whose request (Oratu) he gives her in marriage to Phædromu
T. Maccius Plautus, Curculio, or The Forgery (ed. Henry Thomas Riley), Introduction, THE SUBJECT. (search)
THE SUBJECT.
PHÆDROMUS is desperately in love with Planesium, who is in the possession of Cappadox, an avaricious Procurer. Not having the means of obtaining her freedom, Phædromus sends Curculio, his Parasite, to Caria, to borrow the money from a friend. The friend being unable to lend it, Curculio by accident meets a military officer, named Therapontigonus, and is invited by him to dinner. The Captain accidentally mentions to him that he has agreed to purchase Planesium of the Procurer, and that the money is deposited with Lyco, the banker, who, has been ordered, on receiving a letter signed with the Captain's signet, to have the young woman delivered to the bearer. While the Captain is overpowered with wine, Curculio steals his signet, and hastens back to Epidaurus, where he forges a letter by means of it, which he delivers to Lyco, as though from the Captain. The money is paid to the Procurer, and Planesium is handed over to Curculio; a condition having been previously made, tha