Index

References to notes

Actors 1

Audience 134, 153, 160

Date of the play’s first production 142, 151

Debt 41, 133, 160

Fabula palliata 1

Fasces 38, 131

Freed slaves 172

Greek source of the play 2, 167

Lictors 38, 131

Marriage 12, 160–161, 167

Money 41, 133

Names in Plautus 125, 149

Other genres of Roman/Italian comedy

Fabula togata 1

Patria potestas (paternal power) 85, 156

Praetor (Roman magistrate) 38, 131

Rape in Roman comedy 12–13, 159–160

Religion 55–56, 68, 74, 81, 137, 140, 150

Slavery 146

Deracination 73, 150

Punishment of slaves 48, 130, 134, 136, 137, 165

Crucifixion 43, 134

Jokes about punishment and torture 37, 130, 134

Stock characters 147

Swearing 119, 131, 136

Warfare 74, 131, 146, 150, 153

Women in Plautus

Concubinage 85, 142, 156

Passivity 174

Sex workers 40, 58, 142, 174

References appearing in the main text

Actors 9, 16–17, 27

Audience 2–3, 5–6, 8–12, 16–17, 120

Slaves in the audience 5–6, 17, 120

Women in the audience 8–9, 17

Debt 4, 11, 13

Early Latin 21

Fabula palliata 1–2, 5, 12, 119

Fasces 10

Greek source of the play 2, 15

Infamia 8

Lictors 10

Marriage 2, 6–8, 12–15

Meter 24, 27–29, 122

Other genres of Roman/Italian comedy

Atellan farce 2

Fabula togata 11–12

Mime 2, 9

Pater familias 7, 11

Patria potestas (paternal power) 11–12

Praetor (Roman magistrate) 9–10, 131

Rape in Roman comedy 8, 12

Religion 11, 16–17, 119, 140, 147, 150, 157

Roman theatrical productions 16–17

Slavery 1, 3–11, 16–17, 120

Comic slave’s domination of master 5–6

Deracination 4, 10–11

Punishment of slaves 3–5, 13–15, 120

Crucifixion 4–5, 120

Jokes about punishment and torture 4–5

Sexual abuse 4, 7–8, 10

Stock characters 1, 7, 10

Swearing 11, 119

Warfare 3, 7, 10–11

Women in Plautus 6–9

Concubinage 8, 15

Passivity 7–8

Played by masked male actors 9

Sex workers 6, 7, 8, 10, 120