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Antiopa (Pacuvius)
the Antiopa
also: Antiope, Antiopam
A Latin tragedy Antiopa by Pacuvius, adapted from Euripides. Cicero lists it with the Andromacha and the Epigoni among Latin tragedies on Greek subjects that Romans read in preference to their Greek originals.
Reading notes
- On the Ends of Good and Evil §1.4 Pacuvius's \textit{Antiope}
A Latin tragedy by Marcus Pacuvius, Ennius's nephew, based on a Greek original (probably Euripides). It was among the most admired works of the early Roman stage.