The Republic: History and Literature
This lecture will investigate the history of the mid-Republic and how this affected early Roman literature, particularly the comic drama of Plautus.
The Roman World · Dr Rhiannon Evans
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Rome's growing power in the Mediterranean during the mid-Republic (4th to 2nd centuries BCE) gave it wealth, luxury goods and access to new cultures. This lecture will investigate the history of the mid-Republic and how this affected early Roman literature, particularly the comic drama of Plautus.
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