The Eunuch

The Eunuch. A comedy written by the 2nd century BC Roman playwright Terence featuring a complex plot of familial misunderstanding. It was Terence’s most successful play during his lifetime. Suetonius notes how the play was staged twice in a single day and won Terence 8,000 sesterces. The play is a loose translation of one written by Menander in Greek. In the orig. Latin as well as an English translation. Edited with an introduction, translation and commentary by A. J. Brothers. A nice copy.