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ANDRIA.
1. A Comedie touching one Chrysis, a Woman of Andro, (which is an Island in the Mediteranean Sea) made by Publius Terentius an African of Carthage.
2. Acted at the Megalesian Games (exhibited by the Romans in Honour of their 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, or great Gods, but especially of the Goddess Cybele, which was called the Mother of the Gods) which began (as Goreanus observeth out of Tully) about the beginning of September, and lasted nine days, or (as some others write) on the fourth of April, and continued six days.
When M. Fulvius and M. Glabrio were Aediles, or Officers, whose charge being to oversee the Temples and private Houses which be∣longed to the Citie of Rome, and to make provision for Stage-plays; they bought this Comedie, and took Order to have it publikely acted. They were called Curules, because they were chosen out of the Senators, and permitted to ride in (sellâ curuli) a Chair of State.
3. The chief Players, or Actors of it, were
- 1. L. Ambivius Turpio,
- 2. and L. Attilius Prenestinus.
4. Flaccus the Son of Claudius was the Musitian or Song-man, that set or appointed the tunes to be played on Shaumes or Ho∣boyes, or the like Pipes, which had an even number of holes in them; And first with them that made a base sound, and were held on the right side of the mouth, when serious matters were acted; and then with such as made a shriller noise, and were held on the left side of the mouth, when jesling, and merry conceits were used.
5. And the Comedie is altogether a Greek one, translated out of that excellent Poet Menander, and containeth in it nothing of any Romane business, but what was done at Athens; and therefore i••. was acted in Mantles or Cloaks after the Greek fashion.
6. It was published when M. Marcellus, and Cajus Sulpitius were Consuls of Rome.
7. In the Year
- Since Rome was built, 587.
- Before Christ was born, 162.