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    • From: Grolier Multimedia Encyclopaedia 1998

    The Roman playwright Terence, the anglicized name of Publius TERENTIUS Afer, c.185-c.159 BC, was born in Carthage and came to Rome as the young slave of a senator who gave him a good education and set him free.

    Scipio Africanus Minor became his patron, encouraging him to adapt Greek plays of the so-called New Comedy--especially the plays of Menander--for the Roman stage.

    Between 166 and 160 BC, Terence had six plays produced, some of them with great success: Andria (The Girl from Andros), Heautontimorumenos (The Self-Torturer), Eunuchus (The Eunuch), Phormio (the name of the principal character, an ingratiating parasite), Adelphi (The Brothers), and Hecyra (The Mother-in-Law).

    The character portrayal, gentle humor, warmth of feeling, and elegance of Terence's dialogue all reflect the exquisite good manners and high cul