Phormio is a Latin comic play by the early Roman playwright Terence, based on
a now lost play by Apollodorus of Carystus entitled Epidikazomenos ("The
Claimant"). It is generally believed to be Terence's fourth play. It was first
performed at the Ludi Romani of 161 BC. Structurally, Phormio is considered to
be one of the best Roman comedies.
The plot is set in Athens, and revolves around the love affairs of two young
men, Phaedria and Antipho, who are cousins. Phaedria is in love with a harp-
player called Pamphila, but doesn't have the money to buy her from her owner
Dorio; Antipho wishes to marry a free but poor girl called Phanium, unaware
that she is in fact Phaedria's half sister as the result of an affair between
Phaedria's father Chremes and a Lemnian woman. By clever legal wrangling,
Phormio manages to help both young men to obtain their wishes, and in addition
extracts a large sum of money from the two fathers.
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References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phormio_(play). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phormio_(play)
Terence. (1976). The Comedies (B. Radice, Trans.). Penguin Classics.
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