Index
References to notes
Actors 1
Date of the play’s first production 142, 151
Fabula palliata 1
Freed slaves 172
Greek source of the play 2, 167
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
Punishment of slaves 48, 130, 134, 136, 137, 165
Jokes about punishment and torture 37, 130, 134
Stock characters 147
Warfare 74, 131, 146, 150, 153
Women in Plautus
Passivity 174
References appearing in the main text
Audience 2–3, 5–6, 8–12, 16–17, 120
Slaves in the audience 5–6, 17, 120
Early Latin 21
Fabula palliata 1–2, 5, 12, 119
Fasces 10
Greek source of the play 2, 15
Infamia 8
Lictors 10
Other genres of Roman/Italian comedy
Atellan farce 2
Patria potestas (paternal power) 11–12
Praetor (Roman magistrate) 9–10, 131
Religion 11, 16–17, 119, 140, 147, 150, 157
Roman theatrical productions 16–17
Comic slave’s domination of master 5–6
Punishment of slaves 3–5, 13–15, 120
Jokes about punishment and torture 4–5
Played by masked male actors 9