P. Terenti Afri Comoediae (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Carihagz'ne eum natum esse apud Suetonium legimus; inde Romam eum in servitutem Terenti Lucani senatoris venisse. Nec tamen eum bello captum esse potuisse 'inter finem secundi Punici belli et initium tertii' iam Fenestella recte monuit (vit. Ten); magis de altero dubi tandum est, quod idem dicit illum vel si a Numidis aut Gaetulis (ex Carthaginiensium finibus) captus esset, non potuisse ad dominum Romanum pervenire 'nullo com mercio inter ltalicos et Afros nisi post deletam Carthaginem coepto' (v. Bergk in Phil. XVI aliam dubitationem Aem. Baehrens movit (n. Jahrb. F. Ph. 1881 p. 401 sq.) Afrz' cognomine aliam atque Car thaginem patriam Tcrenti si ni ficari dicens; numquam enim ar thaginiens€s illo nomine appellari solere 5. Quod cum recte monuerit neque enim Poenulo cognomen poetae est Afer natione fuisse videtur, ab uno Afrorum illorum oriundus, qui permulti sine dubio Carthagine in servitio vivebant. Inde puerulus perpaucorum anno rum6 commercio seu dono ad Te rentium senat0rem Romam per ductus est.

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