Wednesday, June 02, 2004

John Porter’s article, “Never Give an Adulescens an Even Break (Naevius Com. 36-38 Ribbeck),” has just appeared in The Classical Journal vol. 99 for 2004, pp. 395-403. Professor Porter proposes the emendation of a fragment of the Roman comic playwright Naevius, with reflections on the portrayal of pimps, procuresses, and prostitutes in Roman New Comedy, and on their relationship to their young male customers.