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EPISODE · Aug 6, 2013 · 51 MIN

The Republic: History and Literature

from The Roman World · host Dr Rhiannon Evans

Rome's growing power in the Mediterranean during the mid-Republic (4th to 2nd centuries BCE) gave it wealth, luxury goods and access to new cultures. This lecture will investigate the history of the mid-Republic and how this affected early Roman literature, particularly the comic drama of Plautus. Copyright 2013 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Rome's growing power in the Mediterranean during the mid-Republic (4th to 2nd centuries BCE) gave it wealth, luxury goods and access to new cultures. This lecture will investigate the history of the mid-Republic and how this affected early Roman literature, particularly the comic drama of Plautus. Copyright 2013 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

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