Warfare and Imperialism in and Around Plautus

Paul Burton

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Warfare and Imperialism in and Around Plautus

Paul Burton

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Plautus's career as a playwright (c. 207–184 bce ) spans precisely the period that witnessed the largest surge in the growth of Roman power abroad. The vast majority of his audience would have been comprised of citizen‐soldiers, veterans, and their families. Militarism, soldiering, and the dehumanization of the conquered “other,” among them Greeks and Carthaginians, are common themes in the plays, most likely reflecting Plautus's militarized audience's attitudes and preoccupations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	A Companion to Plautus
Editors	George Fredric Franko and Dorota Dutsch
Place of Publication	United States
Publisher	John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Pages	301-316
Volume	1
Edition	1st
ISBN (Print)	9781118957981
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118958018.ch20
Publication status	Published - 2020

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