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Acted at the Megalesian Games, L. Postumius Albinus and L. Cornelius Merula, Curule Ædiles: Principal Actors, L. Ambivius Turpio and L. Attilius Prænestinus: The Musick, composed for Two Right-handed Flutes, by Flaccus, Freedman to Claudius: It is from the Greek of Menander. It was acted twice , M. Valerius, and C. Fannius, Consuls .
Year of Rome 591
Before Christ 159
Acta II. Donatus informs us it was acted a third time. It is certain therefore that there is something wanting in this title, and that we should read acta II. DIE, acted twice IN ONE DAY, of which fact we are made acquainted by Suetonius. Dacier.
Baif, a Poet, who lived under Charles IX. made a translation of the Eunuch into French Verse, which, if I am not deceived, was never publickly represented, as there was not at that time a company of Comedians regularly established at Paris. I have not heard that before, or since his time, we have any other poetical translations of Terence; and my Andrian is, I believe, the first of his Comedies, that has appeared on our stage.
Baron.Baron is partly mistaken. There is extant in the works of the celebrated Fontaine, a Comedy entitled L'Eunuque, being, like Baron's Andrian, founded on Terence, with such alterations, as the modern Poet thought adviseable in his age and country. Some of the principal variations will be observed in the course of these notes.
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