Merchants buy and sell and get in a pickle in Plautus's Mercator.

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References

Cartwright, Mark. "Plautus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 04 Jan 2016. Web. 14 Aug 2020.

Riley, Henry T., translator. The Complete Works of Titus Maccius Plautus. Delphi Classics, 2016.

Wikipedia contributors. "Mercator (play)." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 20 Feb. 2021. Web. 24 Feb. 2021.

Welcome to Roman Epics! We start with Lucretius’s De Rerum Natura, or On the Nature of Things.

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References

Amicus, Cassius. An Introduction To The Nature Of Things By Titus Lucretius Carus. Cassius Amicus, 2011.

Sedley, David, "Lucretius", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2018 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2018/entries/lucretius/

Simpson, David. "Lucretius | Internet Encyclopedia Of Philosophy". Iep.Utm.Edu, 2021, https://iep.utm.edu/lucretiu/.

Just as Charles Dickens died before he finished writing The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Euripides died before he finished Iphigenia at Aulis. But unlike Dickens, Euripides had a descendant to finish the writing for him.

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References

“A Short Analysis of Euripides’ Iphigenia at Aulis.” Interesting Literature, https://interestingliterature.com/2017/02/a-short-analysis-of-euripides-iphigenia-at-aulis/. Accessed 17 Feb 2021.

“Iphigenia at Aulis – Euripides | Play Summary & Analysis | Sacrifice of Iphigenia – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_euripides_iphigenia_aulis.html. Accessed 17 Feb 2021.

Euripides.  “Iphigenia at Aulis.” Ten Plays.  Translated by Paul Roche, Signet Classics, 1998, pp. 215-275.

Tanner, Alexandra. "Iphigenia at Aulis." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 6 Feb 2020. Web. 18 Feb 2021.

Wasson, Donald L. "Iphigenia in Aulis." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 11 Dec 2018. Web. 16 Feb 2021.

We conclude the Homeric Hymns with Hymn 34, which isn’t really a hymn after all.

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Reference

Shelmerdine, Susan Chadwick. The Homeric Hymns. Focus Information Group, 1995.

Today we wrap up the Greek Epics course.

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If one Menaechmus is good, then two must be better!

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References

Frangoulidis, Stavros. "Plautus, Menaechmi: Twin Helping Twin." Dictynna. Revue de poétique latine 15 (2018).

Parker, Douglass, translator.  “Double Bind [Plautus’s Menaechmi].”  Five Comedies, Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., 1999, pp. 99-184.

“Plautus’ Menaechmi (“The Twins Named Menaechmus”) – 2007.” Wp.Stolaf.Edu, https://wp.stolaf.edu/classics/st-olaf-ancient-plays/menaechmi/.

Medea rocks, and I finally let loose on the Homer comparisons.

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References

Apollonius of Rhodes. The Argonautica (Verse). Translated by Arthur S. Way. Neeland Media LLC, 2013.

“The Argonautica – Apollonius of Rhodes – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_apollonius_argonautica.html.  Accessed 22 Jan 2021.

Coleridge, Edward Philip (translator), and Merkel, Rudolf (editor). "The Argonautica" of Apollonius Rhodius. United Kingdom, G. Bell, 1889.

Whatever you do, don’t question Dionysos’s divinity!

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References

"The Bacchae – Euripides – Summary & Analysis – Ancient Greece". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_euripides_bacchae.html.  Accessed 5 Feb 2021.

“Dionysos.” Theoi Greek Mythology. https://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Dionysos.html. Accessed 6 Feb 2021.

Hicks, Marissa. "Bacchae." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 03 Jul 2018. Web. 06 Feb 2021.

Howard, James. "The Bacchae." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC,  3 Nov 2018. Web. 6 Feb 2021.

Roche, Paul, translator. Three Plays of Euripides. W. W. Norton & Company, 1974.

In today’s episode, we meet the goddess of the moon. No, not that one. No, not that one either. You know, Selene.

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Reference

Shelmerdine, Susan Chadwick. The Homeric Hymns. Focus Information Group, 1995.

Long before the events she’s most famous for, Medea was just a girl, looking at a boy, telling him she loved him.

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References

Apollonius of Rhodes. The Argonautica (Verse). Translated by Arthur S. Way. Neeland Media LLC, 2013.

“The Argonautica – Apollonius of Rhodes – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_apollonius_argonautica.html.  Accessed 22 Jan 2021.

Coleridge, Edward Philip (translator), and Merkel, Rudolf (editor). "The Argonautica" of Apollonius Rhodius. United Kingdom, G. Bell, 1889.