Comedy and the rise of Rome

Description:

This study invites the reader to consider Roman comedy in the light of history and Roman history in the light of comedy. It takes issues as diverse as the legal status of the prisoner of war, the ethics of ambush, fatherhood and command, and the clash of maritime and agrarian economies.

subjects: Knowledge,  History,  Historiography,  Literature and history,  Latin drama (Comedy),  History and criticism,  History, Ancient, in literature,  Romeinse republiek,  Latijn,  Sociale aspecten,  DRAMA,  Ancient, Classical & Medieval,  Komedies,  Art,  Politieke aspecten,  Comic, the,  Rome, history,  Criticism and interpretation,  Politics in literature,  Literature and society,  Theater,  In literature

People: Titus Maccius Plautus,  Terence

Places: Rome