Terence (190 BC - 159 BC) - photo 1

Terence

Publius Terentius Afer, better known in English as Terence, was a Roman African playwright during the Roman Republic. His comedies were performed for the first time around 166–160 BC. Terentius Lucanus, a Roman senator, brought Terence to Rome as a slave, educated him and later on, impressed by his abilities, freed him. It is thought that Terence abruptly died, around the age of 25, likely in Greece or on his way back to Rome, due to shipwreck or disease. He was supposedly on his way to explore and find inspiration for his comedies. His plays were heavily used to learn to speak and write in Latin during the Middle Ages and Renaissance Period, and in some instances were imitated by William Shakespeare.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:190 BC, Carthage, Byzantine Empire
Date and place of death:159 BC, Stymphalia, Greece
Nationality:Roman Empire
Period of activity: II century BC
Specialization:Playwright

Creators Roman Empire

Vasily Yevmenievich Savinsky (1859 - 1937)
Vasily Yevmenievich Savinsky
1859 - 1937