Equus Troianus (Trojan Horse)

Year: 
55 BC
Genres: 
Tragedy
Medium of performance: 
Fully Staged Play
Languages: 
Latin
People involved: 
(Dramatist)
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Production notes: 
We know from Cicero (Ad Fam. 7.1.2) that at the opening of the theatre of Pompey there was a performance of the Trojan Horse that used 3, 000 wine bowls. If this was Naevius' Trojan Horse, then we can date a performance of the play to 55 BC.
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How to cite this ancient performance

Equus Troianus (Trojan Horse), accessed at http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/ancient-performance/performance/777 <10 March 2025>