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| Roman playwright of the Old Latin period. His comedies are the earliest surviving intact works in Latin literature. He wrote Palliata comoedia, the genre devised by the innovator of Latin literature, Livius Andronicus |
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| a playwright of the Roman Republic, of North African descent. His comedies were performed for the first time around 170–160 BC. Terentius Lucanus, a Roman senator, brought Terence to Rome as a slave, educated him and later on, impressed by his abilities, freed him. Terence apparently died young, probably in Greece or on his way back to Rome. All of the six plays Terence wrote have survived. |
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Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and in one work humorist, of the Silver Age of Latin literature.
He was tutor and later advisor to emperor Nero. While he was forced to commit suicide for alleged complicity in the Pisonian conspiracy to assassinate Nero, he may have been innocent |
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| Pinakes (roman ways, scenic device) |
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| a wax-covered writing tablet. |
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| Periaktoi (roman ways, scenic device) |
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| added traps and underground pumping systems so that outdoor theaters could be flood for aquatic shows. |
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| Front and back curtains (scenic devices) |
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| Cover the stage when needed. When the play is over, drop the curtain. Opens when play is about to start |
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| Development of theater space #1 |
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| being built upon their own foundations instead of earthen works or a hillside |
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| Development of theater space #2 |
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| being completely enclosed on all sides |
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| Development of theater space #3 |
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| started from wood to cement/stone |
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| Development of theater space #4 |
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| three doors, opening to the brothel, temple, and hero's house. scene house had a roof. |
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| Development of theater space #5 |
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| There was no front curtain nor were performances done in the orchestra pit (unlike Greek plays). The audiences sat on temporary wooden benches where there was room; ushers would direct the patrons all throughout the performance |
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