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Leucadia (Turpilius)
the Leucadia
also: Leucadia, in Leucadia
A Roman comedy, generally attributed to Sextus Turpilius (after a Greek original by Menander), from which Cicero quotes the lovesick speeches of a man near to madness. The play takes its name from the Leucadian rock from which the unhappy lover threatens to leap.
Reading notes
- Tusculan Disputations §4.72 of the sort there is in the \textit{Leucadia}
The Leucadia, a Roman comedy (attributed to Turpilius), from which Cicero quotes the ravings of a lover near to madness, including his appeals to Apollo, Neptune, and the Winds.