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Pseudolus. Pseudolus, whose name means “liar” in Greek, is the slave of Simo. He is also the confidante of Simo’s son, Calidorus. When Calidorus laments that his lover, the prostitute Phoenicium, is going to be sold to a Macedonian soldier, Pseudolus promises Calidorus that he will help him obtain the money to buy her himself.
Pseudolus is a play by the ancient Roman playwright Titus Maccius Plautus. It is one of the earliest examples of Roman literature. Pseudolus was first shown in 191 B.C. during the Megalesian Festival, [1] which was a celebration for the Greek Goddess Cybele. [2] The temple for worship of Cybele in Rome was completed during the same year in time ...
Sep 5, 2023 · Pseudolus assures Calidorus that he’ll just figure out some way to trick his own master, Simo, into giving them the money. A complex plot then follows, which involves creating a letter from the ...
Calidorus, Simo’s son, and Pseudolus, Simo’s slave, discuss a letter Calidorus has received from his lover, a prostitute owned by Simo’s neighbor, Ballio.Calidorus ruefully explains that Phoenicium has been sold to a Macedonian soldier and that as soon as the soldier’s slave returns with the balance and a matching seal, she will be forced to go to him.
Sep 5, 2023 · Pseudolus, a slave owned by Simo, determines to help his master's son, Calidorus. He applies his considerable wiles and enlists the help of numerous friends in rescuing Phoenicium from this ...
THE SUBJECT. CALIDORUS, a young Athenian, the son of Simo, is in love with Phœnicium, a young woman who belongs to Ballio, a procurer. A bargain has been made by the procurer, to sell her to a military officer for twenty minæ; fifteen of these have been paid down, and it has been agreed that when the remaining five and a certain token, with a ...
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Sep 5, 2023 · Pseudolus is a slave belonging to Simo and his son Calidorus. His actions center on helping Calidorus regain his beloved. A quintessential trickster character, he is not just intelligent but ...
