person
Spurius Maecius Tarpa
Sp. Maecius
also: Maecius Tarpa
Roman critic and arbiter of plays selected for the public stage; the man whose taste oversaw the dramatic offerings at Pompey's games of 55 BC.
Reading notes
- Ad Familiares 7.1 §1 Spurius Maecius
Sp. Maecius Tarpa, the Roman dramatic critic; under whose curation the stage-plays at Pompey's games were chosen. His taste was the offence.