[Footnote 194: 'I shall trade in big ships: at the courts of princes I shall be styled a prince. Afterwards for my amusement I shall build a ship and imitate Stratonicus; I shall visit towns in my voyages: when I shall have become famous, I'll build a big town, and call it Gripus.'--Rudens, 931-5.] [Footnote 195: Pseud. 166.] [Footnote 196: 'Non enim haec pultifagus opufex opera fecit barbarus.' Mostel. 815. ] [Footnote 197: 'Quantus sit Dossennus edacibus in parasitis.' ] [Footnote 198: Pseud. 1229, etc.] [Footnote 199: Stichus, 682, etc.] [Footnote 200: Cf. Pseud. 720:-- 'Horum causa haec agitur spectatorum fabula, Hi sciunt qui hic adfuerunt; vobis post narravero.' ] [Footnote 201: Pseud. 401-2.] [Footnote 202: Bacchid. 214.] [Footnote 203: De Senec. 14.] [Footnote 204: E.g. graphicus, doulice, euscheme, morus, logos, techinae, prothyme, basilicus, etc., etc.] [Footnote 205: Truculentus, 55-57. Weise condemns the passage as spurious. But whether written by Plautus or not it is in the spirit of the Plautine comedy. In a passage of the Poenulus (act iii. 1. 21) another reference is made to the sense of security enjoyed since their victory:-- 'Praesertim in re populi placida, atque interfectis hostibus, Non decet tumultuari.' ] [Footnote 206: Cp. the remark of the parasite in the Persa, 75, 76-- 'Set sumne ego stultus qui rem curo publicam Ubi sint magistratus, quos curare oporteat?' and that of the parasite in the Captivi, 'that only those who were unable to procure invitations to luncheon should be expected to attend public meetings and elections'; and such jokes as 'Plebiscitum non est scitius.'] [Footnote 207: The Comedy of Terence, which represents that of Menander, is completely non-political.] [Footnote 208: Cf. Epidicus, 30, etc., and Captivi, 262.] [Footnote 209: The advocati in the Poenulus, who are evidently clients, show a certain spirit of independence. Cf. Act iii. 6. 13:-- 'Et tu vale. Iniuriam illic insignite postulat: Nostro sibi servire nos censet cibo. Verum ita sunt omnes isti nostri divites: Si quid bene facias, levior pluma est gratia; Si quid peccatum est, plumbeas iras gerunt.' ] [Footnote 210: Livy, xxxix. 9, etc.] [Footnote 211: 'Quom mi ipsum nomen eius Archidemides Clamaret dempturum esse si quid crederem.' Bacchid. 285. 'Propterea huic urbi nomen Epidamno inditumst Quia nemo ferme sine damno huc devortitur.' Menaech. 264. Cf. also the play on Chrysalus and Crucisalus; and the following may serve as a specimen of his perpetual puns:-- 'Non enim es in senticeto, eo non sentis.' Captivi, 857. ] [Footnote 212: Alliterations and assonances:--'Vi veneris vinctus.' 'Cottabi crebri crepent.' 'Laetus, lubens, laudes ago.' 'Collus collari caret.' 'Atque mores hominum moros et morosos efficit,' etc., etc. Asyndeta:--