Plautus tries his hand at grand opera in Captivi.

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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.

The suitors get their comeuppance in the bloodiest book of The Odyssey.

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References

Cartwright, Mark. "Odyssey." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2017. Web. 24 Aug 2020.

Crissy, Katherine. “Herakles, Odysseus, and the Bow: ‘Odyssey’ 21.11-41.” The Classical Journal, vol. 93, no. 1, 1997, pp. 41–53. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3298379. Accessed 30 Dec. 2020.

Homer.  The Odyssey.  Translated by Robert Fitzgerald, Vintage Classics, 1990.

Tsykynovska, Lena. "The Odyssey Book 22." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 6 Jan 2021.

We've studied comedies.  We've studied tragedies.  But there was a third man... I mean type of play in Ancient Greece.  Today we cover the only surviving Satyr Play. To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization.  If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode.

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References

“Cyclops – Euripides – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_euripides_cyclops.html.  Accessed 1 Jan 2021

Euripides.  “The Cyclops.” Ten Plays.  Translated by Paul Roche, Signet Classics, 1998, pp. 513-45.

Wasson, Donald L. "Cyclops (Play)." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 28 Jan 2019. Web. 27 Dec 2020.

Whether the poet thinks he's the best or is just making sure to flatter the god’s ego, Zeus is deemed the greatest in Homeric Hymn 23. To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization.  If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode.

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Reference

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

If Odysseus is this good with a bow, Teukros must be amazing…  But then, Teukros isn’t in The Odyssey…

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References

Cartwright, Mark. "Odyssey." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2017. Web. 24 Aug 2020.

Crissy, Katherine. “Herakles, Odysseus, and the Bow: ‘Odyssey’ 21.11-41.” The Classical Journal, vol. 93, no. 1, 1997, pp. 41–53. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3298379. Accessed 30 Dec. 2020.

Homer.  The Odyssey.  Translated by Robert Fitzgerald, Vintage Classics, 1990.

Tsykynovska, Lena. "The Odyssey Book 21." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 30 Dec 2020.

Euclio gives Shylock a run for his money in the realm of miserly characters in Plautus's Aulularia.

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References

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

Minar, Edwin L. “The Lost Ending of Plautus' ‘Aulularia.’” The Classical Journal, vol. 42, no. 5, 1947, pp. 271–275. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3292069. Accessed 23 Dec. 2020.

"Plautus’ Aulularia (“The Pot Of Gold”) – 2009 – Classics". Wp.Stolaf.Edu, https://wp.stolaf.edu/classics/st-olaf-ancient-plays/aulularia/. Accessed 24 Dec 2020.

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

Just when you think the suitors are about to get their just desserts, Homer manages to stretch things out. To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization.  If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode.

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References

Cartwright, Mark. "Odyssey." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2017. Web. 24 Aug 2020.

Homer.  The Odyssey.  Translated by Robert Fitzgerald, Vintage Classics, 1990.

Tsykynovska, Lena. "The Odyssey Book 19." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 16 Dec 2020.

Helen is alive and well and living and Egypt when everyone thought she was in Troy.  Surprise!

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References

Coleridge, E.P., translator.  “Helen.” Euripides’s Collection [19 books].  Publish This, LLC, 2014.

“Helen – Euripides – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_euripides_helen.html.  Accessed 18 Dec 2020.

Kapach, Avi. "Helen (Play)." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 10 Dec 2020. Web. 18 Dec 2020.

Whether the poet thinks he's the best or is just making sure to flatter the god’s ego, Zeus is deemed the greatest in Homeric Hymn 23. To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization.  If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode.

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Reference

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

Memories are triggered by the scar on Odysseus's leg in Book 19 of The Odyssey. To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization.  If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode.

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References

Cartwright, Mark. "Odyssey." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2017. Web. 24 Aug 2020.

Homer.  The Odyssey.  Translated by Robert Fitzgerald, Vintage Classics, 1990.

Tsykynovska, Lena. "The Odyssey Book 19." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 16 Dec 2020.