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Phormio

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Phormio
slick lawyer finagles on behalf of two men. [Rom. Lit.: Phormio]
See : Intrigue


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Paul's to court to perform a Latin play, Phormio, in 1528, (124) and an intensely political anti-Luther play also performed in Latin before visiting ambassadors in 1527, an indication that grammar school performance had by then gained status at court.
Terentian Phormio is clearly admirable, and Gnatho too, in his character type.
Terentius Afer, known in English as Terence--The Woman from Andros, The Self-Tormentor, The Eunuch, Phormio, The Mother-in-Law, and The Brothers--dating from the period 166- 160 BC.
 
 
 
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