T. Maccius Plautus, Poenulus, ed. Friedrich Leo, 5.5

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1280

Antamonides

Si ego minam non ultus fuero probe, quam lenoni dedi,
1280

tum profecto me sibi habento scurrae ludificatui.

is etiam me ad prandium ad se abduxit ignavissimus,

ipse abiit foras, mé reliquit pro atriensi in aedibus,

ubi nec leno néque illae redeunt, nec quod edim quicquam datur.

pro maiore parte prandi pignus cepi, abii foras;
1285

sic dedero: aere militari tetigero lenunculum.

nanctus est hominem, mina quem argenti circumduceret.

sed mea amica nunc mihi irato obviam veniat velim:

iam pol ego illam pugnis totam faciam uti sit merulea,

ita replebo átritate, átrior multo ut siet,
1290

quam Aegyptini, qui cortinam ludis per circum ferunt.

Anterastilis

Tene sis me arte, mea voluptas; male ego metuo miluos,

mala illa bestia est, ne forte me auferat pullum tuom.

Adelphasivm

Vt nequeo te satis complecti, mi pater.

Antamonides

Ego me moror.

propemodúm hoc opsonare prandium potero mihi.
1295

sed quid hoc ést? quid est? quid hóc est? quid ego video? quo modo?

quid hoc est conduplicationis? quae haec est congeminatio?

quis hic homo est cum tunicis longis quasi puer cauponius?

satin ego oculis cerno? estne illaec mea amica Anterastilis?

et ea est certo. iam pridem ego me sensi nihili pendier.
1300

non pudet puellam ámplexari baiolum in media via?

iam hercle ego illum éxcruciandum totum carnufici dabo.

sane genus hoc mulierosumst tunicis demissiciis.

sed adire certum est hanc amatricem Africam.

heus tu, tibi dico, mulier, ecquid te pudet?
1305

quid tibi negoti est autem cum istac? dic mihi.

Hanno

Adulescens, salve.

Antamonides

Nolo, nihil ad te attinet.

quid tibi hanc digito tactio est?

Hanno

Quia mihi lubet.

Anterastilis

Lubet?

Hanno

Ita dico.

Anterastilis

Ligula, i in malam crucem.

tune hic amator audes esse, hallex viri,
1310

aut contrectare quod mares homines amant?

deglupta mena, sarrapis, sementium,

manstruca, halagora, sampsa, tum autem plenior

ali ulpicique quam Romani remiges.

Agorastocles

Num tibi, adulescens, malae aut dentes pruriunt,
1315

qui huic es molestus, an malam rem quaeritas?

Antamonides

Quin adhibuisti, dum istaec loquere, tympanum?

nam te cinaedum esse arbitror magis quam virum.

Agorastocles

Scin quam cinaedus sum? ite istinc, servi, foras,

ecferte fustis.
1320

Antamonides

Heus tu, si quid per iocum

dixi, nolito in serium convertere.

Anterastilis

Qui tibi lubido est, opsecro, Antamonides,

loqui inclementer nostro cognato et patri?

nam hic noster pater est; hic nos cognovit modo

et hunc sui fratris filium.
1325

Antamonides

Ita me Iuppiter

bene amet, bene factum. gaudeo et volup est mihi,

si quid lenoni óptigit magni mali.

quomque e virtute vobis fortuna optigit.

Anterastilis

Credibile ecastor dicit. crede huic, mi pater.

Hanno

Credo.

Agorastocles

Et ego credo. sed eccum lenonem Lycum.

Agorastocles

Bonum virum eccum video, se recipit domum;

Hanno

Quis hic est?

Agorastocles

Vtrumvis est, vel leno vel Lycus.

in servitute hic filias habuit tuas

et mi auri fur est.
1335

Hanno

Bellum hominem, quem noveris.

rapiamus in ius.

Hanno

Minime.

Agorastocles

Quapropter?

Hanno

Quia

†iniuriarum multo induci satius est.

Poenulus. T. Maccius Plautus. ed. Friedrich Leo. Berlin. 1896.

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Poenulus (Latin) (Plautus. Plauti Comoediae, Volume 2. Leo, Friedrich, editor. Berlin: Weidmann, 1896.)

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Poenulus, or The Young Carthaginian Perseus (Plautus. The Comedies of Plautus, Volume 2. Riley, Henry Thomas, translator. London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1913.) — 5.5 focus

1280 (Enter ANTHEMONIDES, from the house of LYCUS.)

ANTHEMONIDES

(to himself.)

If I don’t take full revenge for that mina which I gave to the Procurer, then really may the townspeople make a butt of me! This most rascally fellow even brought me to his house to breakfast. He himself went away out of doors, and left me as his chamberlain¹ in the house. When neither the Procurer nor these women came back, nor anything was given me to eat,
1280

for the best part of the breakfast I took a pledge², and came out of doors. This way I’ll pay him. I’ll touch up the rascally Procurer in the military way of payment³. He did get hold of a person for him to bamboozle out of a mina of silver! But I wish that my mistress would now come in my way while thus enraged. Then, by my troth, with my fists I’d make her quite black all over;
1285

I’d cover her so with swarthiness, that she should be much more swarthy than the Egyptians, or than those who carry the buckets⁴ at the games in the Circus.
1290

ADELPHASIUM

(running to AGORASTOCLES.)

Do hold me fast, please, my love; I sadly fear the kites; this is an evil animal—lest perchance he may carry me off, your chick.

ANTERASTYLIS

(embracing her FATHER.)

I cannot clasp you fast enough, my father!

ANTHEMONIDES

(to himself.)

I’m delaying.

(Looking in his hand.) I can now pretty nearly cater a breakfast for myself with this. (Raising his eyes.) But what’s this? How’s this? What’s this? What’s this I see? How now? What means this strange conjunction? What’s this coupling together? Who’s this fellow with the long skirts, just like a tavern-boy? Do I quite see with my eyes? Isn’t this my mistress, Anterastylis?
1295

Why, surely it is she. For some time past I’ve perceived that I’m set at nought. Isn’t the girl ashamed to be hugging a tawny fellow in the middle of the street? I faith, I shall give him up forthwith to the executioner to be tortured all over. Surely this is a womanish race⁵, with their tunics hanging down to their heels. But I’m determined to accost this African female lover.
1300

(To HANNO.) Hallo! you woman, I say, are you not ashamed? What business have you with her, pray? Tell me.
1305

HANNO

Young man, greetings to you.

ANTHEMONIDES

I don’t want them; that’s nothing to you. What business have you to touch her with a finger?

HANNO

Because I choose.

ANTHEMONIDES

You choose?

HANNO

I say so.

ANTHEMONIDES

Away to utter perdition, you shoe-latchet!

What, do you dare to be acting the lover here, you great toe of a man⁶, or to be meddling with an object which masculine men are fond of, you skinnea pilchard, you deformed image of Serapis⁷, you half-apron, you sheepskin-jacket⁸, you pot of stinking sea-salt; more crammed, too, to boot, with leeks and garlick than the Roman rowers?
1310

AGORASTOCLES

Young man, do your jaws or your teeth itch, that you are annoying this person, or are you in search of a heavy mishap?
1315

ANTHEMONIDES

Why didn’t you use a drum⁹ while you were saying that? For I take you to be more of an effeminate wretch than a real man.

AGORASTOCLES

Do you understand what sort of effeminate wretch I am? (Calling aloud.) Servants, come out of doors,

bring out some cudgels!
1320

ANTHEMONIDES

Hark you, if I have said anything in a joke, don’t you be for taking it seriously.

ANTERASTYLIS

Prithee, what pleasure have you, Anthemonides, in speaking rudely to our kinsman and father? For this is our father; he has just now recognized us,

and him as the son of his cousin.
1325

ANTHEMONIDES

So may Jupiter kindly bless me, I heartily rejoice that it is so, and I am delighted, if, in fact, any great misfortune befalls this Procurer, and since a fortune awaits you equal to your merits.

ANTERASTYLIS

I’ faith, he says what’s worthy of belief; do believe him, my father.

HANNO

I do believe him.

AGORASTOCLES

And I believe him. But look (pointing.) I espy the Procurer Lycus,

the worthy fellow; look, there he is—he’s betaking himself homeward.

HANNO

Who is this?

AGORASTOCLES

He’s which you please, both the Procurer and Lycus. He has been keeping your daughters in servitude,

and from myself he has stolen some gold.
1335

HANNO

A pretty fellow for you to be acquainted with!

AGORASTOCLES

Let’s bring him to justice.

HANNO

By no means.

AGORASTOCLES

For what reason?

HANNO

Because ’twere better for an action of damages to be brought against him¹⁰.

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Anterastilis Tene sis me arte, mea voluptas; male ego metuo miluos, mala illa bestia est, ne forte me auferat pullum tuom.

Adelphasivm Vt nequeo te satis complecti, mi pater.

Hanno Adulescens, salve.

Antamonides Nolo, nihil ad te attinet. quid tibi hanc digito tactio est?

Hanno Quia mihi lubet.

Anterastilis Lubet?

Hanno Ita dico.

Anterastilis Ligula, i in malam crucem. tune hic amator audes esse, hallex viri, 1310 aut contrectare quod mares homines amant? deglupta mena, sarrapis, sementium, manstruca, halagora, sampsa, tum autem plenior ali ulpicique quam Romani remiges.

Agorastocles Num tibi, adulescens, malae aut dentes pruriunt, 1315 qui huic es molestus, an malam rem quaeritas?

Antamonides Quin adhibuisti, dum istaec loquere, tympanum? nam te cinaedum esse arbitror magis quam virum.

Agorastocles Scin quam cinaedus sum? ite istinc, servi, foras, ecferte fustis. 1320

Antamonides Heus tu, si quid per iocum dixi, nolito in serium convertere.

Anterastilis Qui tibi lubido est, opsecro, Antamonides, loqui inclementer nostro cognato et patri? nam hic noster pater est; hic nos cognovit modo et hunc sui fratris filium. 1325

Antamonides Ita me Iuppiter bene amet, bene factum. gaudeo et volup est mihi, si quid lenoni óptigit magni mali. quomque e virtute vobis fortuna optigit.

Anterastilis Credibile ecastor dicit. crede huic, mi pater.

Hanno Credo.

Agorastocles Et ego credo. sed eccum lenonem Lycum.

Agorastocles Bonum virum eccum video, se recipit domum;

Hanno Quis hic est?

Agorastocles Vtrumvis est, vel leno vel Lycus. in servitute hic filias habuit tuas et mi auri fur est. 1335

Hanno Bellum hominem, quem noveris. rapiamus in ius.

Hanno Minime.

Agorastocles Quapropter?

Hanno Quia †iniuriarum multo induci satius est.

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ADELPHASIUM (running to AGORASTOCLES.) Do hold me fast, please, my love; I sadly fear the kites; this is an evil animal—lest perchance he may carry me off, your chick.

ANTERASTYLIS (embracing her FATHER.) I cannot clasp you fast enough, my father!

HANNO Young man, greetings to you.

ANTHEMONIDES I don’t want them; that’s nothing to you. What business have you to touch her with a finger?

HANNO Because I choose.

ANTHEMONIDES You choose?

HANNO I say so.

AGORASTOCLES Young man, do your jaws or your teeth itch, that you are annoying this person, or are you in search of a heavy mishap? 1315

ANTHEMONIDES Why didn’t you use a drum 9 while you were saying that? For I take you to be more of an effeminate wretch than a real man.

AGORASTOCLES Do you understand what sort of effeminate wretch I am? (Calling aloud.) Servants, come out of doors, bring out some cudgels! 1320

ANTHEMONIDES Hark you, if I have said anything in a joke, don’t you be for taking it seriously.

ANTERASTYLIS Prithee, what pleasure have you, Anthemonides, in speaking rudely to our kinsman and father? For this is our father; he has just now recognized us, and him as the son of his cousin. 1325

ANTHEMONIDES So may Jupiter kindly bless me, I heartily rejoice that it is so, and I am delighted, if, in fact, any great misfortune befalls this Procurer, and since a fortune awaits you equal to your merits.

ANTERASTYLIS I’ faith, he says what’s worthy of belief; do believe him, my father.

HANNO I do believe him.

AGORASTOCLES And I believe him. But look (pointing.) I espy the Procurer Lycus, the worthy fellow; look, there he is—he’s betaking himself homeward.

HANNO Who is this?

AGORASTOCLES He’s which you please, both the Procurer and Lycus. He has been keeping your daughters in servitude, and from myself he has stolen some gold. 1335

HANNO A pretty fellow for you to be acquainted with!

AGORASTOCLES Let’s bring him to justice.

HANNO By no means.

AGORASTOCLES For what reason?

HANNO Because ’twere better for an action of damages to be brought against him 10 .

Stable identifiers

Anterastilis

Tene sis me arte, mea voluptas; male ego metuo miluos,

mala illa bestia est, ne forte me auferat pullum tuom.

Adelphasivm

Vt nequeo te satis complecti, mi pater.

Hanno

Adulescens, salve.

Antamonides

Nolo, nihil ad te attinet.

quid tibi hanc digito tactio est?

Hanno

Quia mihi lubet.

Anterastilis

Lubet?

Hanno

Ita dico.

Anterastilis

Ligula, i in malam crucem.

tune hic amator audes esse, hallex viri,
1310

aut contrectare quod mares homines amant?

deglupta mena, sarrapis, sementium,

manstruca, halagora, sampsa, tum autem plenior

ali ulpicique quam Romani remiges.

Agorastocles

Num tibi, adulescens, malae aut dentes pruriunt,
1315

qui huic es molestus, an malam rem quaeritas?

Antamonides

Quin adhibuisti, dum istaec loquere, tympanum?

nam te cinaedum esse arbitror magis quam virum.

Agorastocles

Scin quam cinaedus sum? ite istinc, servi, foras,

ecferte fustis.
1320

Antamonides

Heus tu, si quid per iocum

dixi, nolito in serium convertere.

Anterastilis

Qui tibi lubido est, opsecro, Antamonides,

loqui inclementer nostro cognato et patri?

nam hic noster pater est; hic nos cognovit modo

et hunc sui fratris filium.
1325

Antamonides

Ita me Iuppiter

bene amet, bene factum. gaudeo et volup est mihi,

si quid lenoni óptigit magni mali.

quomque e virtute vobis fortuna optigit.

Anterastilis

Credibile ecastor dicit. crede huic, mi pater.

Hanno

Credo.

Agorastocles

Et ego credo. sed eccum lenonem Lycum.

Agorastocles

Bonum virum eccum video, se recipit domum;

Hanno

Quis hic est?

Agorastocles

Vtrumvis est, vel leno vel Lycus.

in servitute hic filias habuit tuas

et mi auri fur est.
1335

Hanno

Bellum hominem, quem noveris.

rapiamus in ius.

Hanno

Minime.

Agorastocles

Quapropter?

Hanno

Quia

†iniuriarum multo induci satius est.

ADELPHASIUM

(running to AGORASTOCLES.)

Do hold me fast, please, my love; I sadly fear the kites; this is an evil animal—lest perchance he may carry me off, your chick.

ANTERASTYLIS

(embracing her FATHER.)

I cannot clasp you fast enough, my father!

HANNO

Young man, greetings to you.

ANTHEMONIDES

I don’t want them; that’s nothing to you. What business have you to touch her with a finger?

HANNO

Because I choose.

ANTHEMONIDES

You choose?

HANNO

I say so.

AGORASTOCLES

Young man, do your jaws or your teeth itch, that you are annoying this person, or are you in search of a heavy mishap?
1315

ANTHEMONIDES

Why didn’t you use a drum⁹ while you were saying that? For I take you to be more of an effeminate wretch than a real man.

AGORASTOCLES

Do you understand what sort of effeminate wretch I am? (Calling aloud.) Servants, come out of doors,

bring out some cudgels!
1320

ANTHEMONIDES

Hark you, if I have said anything in a joke, don’t you be for taking it seriously.

ANTERASTYLIS

Prithee, what pleasure have you, Anthemonides, in speaking rudely to our kinsman and father? For this is our father; he has just now recognized us,

and him as the son of his cousin.
1325

ANTHEMONIDES

So may Jupiter kindly bless me, I heartily rejoice that it is so, and I am delighted, if, in fact, any great misfortune befalls this Procurer, and since a fortune awaits you equal to your merits.

ANTERASTYLIS

I’ faith, he says what’s worthy of belief; do believe him, my father.

HANNO

I do believe him.

AGORASTOCLES

And I believe him. But look (pointing.) I espy the Procurer Lycus,

the worthy fellow; look, there he is—he’s betaking himself homeward.

HANNO

Who is this?

AGORASTOCLES

He’s which you please, both the Procurer and Lycus. He has been keeping your daughters in servitude,

and from myself he has stolen some gold.
1335

HANNO

A pretty fellow for you to be acquainted with!

AGORASTOCLES

Let’s bring him to justice.

HANNO

By no means.

AGORASTOCLES

For what reason?

HANNO

Because ’twere better for an action of damages to be brought against him¹⁰.