[7] A species of burlesque tragedy, called after its inventor Rhinthon, who flourished B.C. 300.
[8] R.H. ii. p. 431 trans.
[9] This shows that the ancient (rough alphabetical) order has been departed from. Some grammarian of the fifth century altered the position of the play on account of the reference to it in Epid. 213-5 (quoted above).
[10] I.e. the ‘Patruus’ written by the old Roman (lit., ‘son of the porridge-eater’).
[11] These games were celebrated in April. Plays were exhibited also at the Ludi Romani (September) and the Ludi Plebei (November).
[12] Much of the information on this head is taken from J. Brix’s edition of the Trinummus. Leipzig, 1888.
[13] This is shown in the universal classical usage of benĕ, malĕ, etc.
[14] The references are to Vahlen’s edition.
[15] Thus the original name of Beneventum was Maleventum, i.e. ΜαλόϜεντα, accusative of ΜαλόϜεις; cf. Agrigentum from Ἀκράγας, and Tarentum from Τάρας.
[16] Euhemerus of Messana, who wrote about the end of the fourth century B.C., tried in this work to show that the worship of the gods arose from the worship of deified kings and heroes.