Miles Gloriosus

The Swaggering Soldier

AuthorPlautus

LanguageClassical Latin

Yearc. 295-305 BC

CountryRoman Republic

GenreDrama / Theatre / Plays

ancient worldgraeco-roman

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Miles Gloriosus is a comedic play written by Titus Maccius Plautus. The title can be translated as "The Swaggering Soldier" or "Vainglorious Soldier". His source for Miles Gloriosus was a Greek play, now lost, called Alazon or The Braggart. Although the characters in Miles Gloriosus speak Latin, they are Greeks and largely have Greek names, clothing, and customs. The action takes place in Ephesus, a Greek city on the coast of Asia Minor, famous for its Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.— Wikipedia