Latin Comedy

The Romans adopted and adapted comedic traditions from their neighbors. This is a timeline of the development of literature in the Roman Republic.

Roman theater began as a translation of Greek forms, in combination with native song and dance, farce and improv.

Terence was a North African who came to Rome where he wrote influential comedies.

Glossary entry on Atellan Farce.

Glossary entry on Fabula Palliata.

Glossary entry on Fabula Togata.

Glossary entry on the "fabula Atellana".

Glossary entry on Ennius.

Glossary entry on Livius Andronicus.

Glossary entry on Naevius.

Glossary entry on Fescennine Verse.

A quick look at John Henderson's 'A Plautus Reader'.