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Plautus: BacchidesAris & Phillips Classical Texts Plautus' Bacchides is one of the best and most typical of his plays which in its treatment of character, theme and dialogue provides an excellent introduction to Plautus. Since the rediscovery of a passage from its Greek model, Menander's Dis Exapaton, it is now in the fore front of scholarly discussion as direct comparisons can now be made of style and methods. The line by line verse translation aims to reproduce the

she turns to mortals for companionship

Μαζί όμως της δώρισε χωρίς να το θέλει και τη μοίρα της λαμπερής κοντεσίνας

the only Greek skeptic whose works have survived

the full Latin text interspersed with brief English summaries

the only Greek trilogy that survives in full and one of the acknowledged masterpieces of Greek literature

even being appointed an official at the treasury

and something of his remarkable poetic style

In spite of its ancient reputation

Rational persuasion and appeal to an audience's emotions are elements of most literature

Απελπισμένος

sixteen-year-old Ada has never visited the island where her parents were born

Even the increasing number in the West today who have abandoned the faith of their forebears