Eunuchus
Eunūchus
A play of Terence based upon the Εὐνοῦχος of Menander and the Κόλαξ of the same writer. It is one of the liveliest of the Terentian comedies, and obtained an exceptional success during the poet's lifetime. It was first produced in B.C. 161, the same year as the Phormio. The Eunuchus has been imitated in modern times in the Bellamira of Sir Charles Sedley, in Le Muet of Brueys, and in L'Eunuque of Fontaine. It is edited (with the Andria) by Papillon (London, 1877).