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PLAUTUS
WITH AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION BY
PAUL NIXON
DEAN OF BOWDOIN COLLEGE, MAINE
IN FIVE VOLUMES
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AMPHITRYON
THE COMEDY OF ASSES
THE POT OF GOLDTHE TWO BACCHISES
THE CAPTIVES
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS
LONDON
WILLIAM HEINEMANN LTD
First printed1916
CONTENTS
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IV0 B!'i*e#, $r &'e T4$ B!'i#e# 325
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THE GREEK ORIGINALS OF THE PLAYS IN THIS VOLUME
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Principal Editions-
Mer+"!, Veie, 12 &'e %ir#& e*i&i$0
C!er!ri+#, B!#e", 15520
L!.i+#, P!ri#, 156 4i&' ! $e&!r(0
P!re+#, Fr!k%+r&, 1619, 1623, !* 1610
Gr$$)i+#, Le(*e, 166@160
B$&'e, Ber"i, 1?9@1110
Ri'", B$, 1@15 ! $#& i/$r&!& e*i&i$ $&!i# $"( ie /"!(#0
G$e&Z, L$e4e, !* S'$e"", Lei/Zig, 11@19?2 .eg+ .( Ri'", !# ! re)i#i$ !*$&i+!&i$ $% &'e /re)i$+# e*i&i$0
U##ig, C$/e'!ge, 15@192 4i&' ! $e&!r(0
Le$, Ber"i, 195@1960
Li*#!(, O-%$r*, 19?@19?50
G$e&Z !* S'$e""0 Lei/Zig, 192@19?0
En"lish Translations-
T'$r&$, !* $&'er#, L$*$, #e$* e*i&i$, 169@1 i ."!k )er#e0
S+g*e, L$*$, 193 &'e %ir#& %i)e /"!(#, i &'e $rigi!" e&re#0
General-
Ri'",Parer"a, Lei/Zig, 15Neue plautinische Excurse, Lei/Zig, 1690-)iii
Md""er,Plautinische Prosodie, Ber"i, 1690
Rei'!r*#&$e&&er \!r" )$, %ptere Bear'eitun"en plautinischer /ustspiele,
Lei/Zig, 160
L!ge,Beitr"e 0ur 1riti und Erlrun" des Plautus, Lei/Zig, 1?Plautinische
%tudien, Ber"i, 160
Se""!r,+oman Poets of the +epu'lic, O-%$r*, &'ir* e*i&i$, 19, //0 153@2?30Sk+',Forschun"en 0ur lateinischen Grammati und $etri, Lei/Zig, 1920
Le$,Plautinische Forschun"en, Ber"i, 195 #e$* e*i&i$, 1912Die
plautinischen Cantica und die hellenistische /!ri, Ber"i, 190
Li*#!(, %!ntax of Plautus, O-%$r*, 19?0-i-
PRINCIPAL MANUSCRIPTS
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P!"!&i+# V!&i!+# B, 1?&' e&+r(0
P!"!&i+# Hei*e".erge#i# C, 11&' e&+r(0V!&i!+# Ur#ii!+# D, 11&' e&+r(0
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Lei*e#i# V$##i!+# V, 12&' e&+r(0
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SOME ANNOTATED EDITIONS OF PLAYS IN THE FIRST VOLUME
Amphitruo, A0 P!"er 19?0
Asinaria, Gr!( C!.ri*ge, Ui)er#i&( Pre##, 190
Aulularia, W!ger L$*$, Ge$rge Be"" f S$#, 10
Captivi, Bri- 6&' e*i&i$, re)i#e* .( Niee(er Lei/Zig, Te+.er, 191?0
Captivi, S$e#'ei L$*$, W0 S4! S$e#'ei f A""e, 1?0
Captivi, W0M0 Li*#!( 19??0
AMPHITRVO
AMPHITRYON
Arg+e& IArg+e& II
Dr!!&i# Per#$!e
Pr$"$g+e
ACT I
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ACT II
See 2
ACT III
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PERSONAE DRAMATIS PERSONAE
MERCVRIVS DEUS
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AMPHITRVO DU
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