Ariolus (The Soothsayer)

Year: 
between 206 and 201 BC
Genres: 
Comedy
Languages: 
Latin
People involved: 
(Dramatist)
Venues and occasions: 
Production notes: 
We do not know when this play was produced. It was apparently composed during Naevius' time in prison (see Aulus Gellius 3.3.15). He lived until 201 BC, if we can believe Jerome (Chron. Olymp. 144,3). The date range for performance is therefore based on a period between these two points. It is assumed that the plays were performed in Rome. This play was a fabula palliata (comedy in Greek dress).

How to cite this ancient performance

Ariolus (The Soothsayer), accessed at http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/ancient-performance/performance/849 <30 December 2024>