Caecilius Statius - Surviving Titles and Fragments

Surviving Titles and Fragments

Forty-two titles are known, about half based on Menander, and half on other Greek authors. Approximately 280 fragmentary verses survive. Plocium is the best preserved (45 verses). In addition to that, a large fragment of Obolostates was discovered not long ago among the paryri of Herculaneum; it is as yet unedited, but is estimated to contain fragments of 400-500 lines. Some preliminary information was published by the researcher, Knut Kleve, in 1996.

  • Aethrio (or, Aetherio)
  • Andrea
  • Androgynos ("The Hermaphrodite")
  • Asotus ("The Debauched Man")
  • Chalcia ("The Woman From Chalcis")
  • Chrysion
  • Dardanus ("Dardanus")
  • Davus
  • Demandati
  • Ephesio ("The Man From Ephesus")
  • Epiclerus ("The Heiress")
  • Epistathmos
  • Epistula ("The Letter")
  • Ex Hautu Hestos
  • Exul ("The Exile")
  • Fallacia ("The Trick")
  • Gamos ("Marriage")
  • Harpazomene ("The Captured Woman")
  • Hymnnis ("Hymnis")
  • Hypobolimaeus, or Subditivus
  • Hypobolimaeus Chaerestratus
  • Hypobolimaeus Rastraria
  • Hypobolimaeus Aeschinus
  • Imbrii ("Men From Imbros")
  • Karine ("The Carian Woman")
  • Meretrix ("The Prostitute")
  • Nauclerus ("The Ship's Captain")
  • Nothus Nicasio ("Nicasio the Bastard")
  • Obolostates, or Faenerator ("The Moneylender")
  • Pausimachus
  • Philumena ("The Beloved Woman")
  • Plocium ("The Necklace")
  • Polumeni ("Men Being Sold")
  • Portitor ("The Door-keeper")
  • Progamos
  • Pugil ("The Boxer")
  • Symbolum ("The Symbol, or Token")
  • Synaristosae ("Woman Having Lunch Together")
  • Synephebi ("Fellow Adolescents")
  • Syracusii ("Men From Syracuse")
  • Titthe ("The Wet-Nurse")
  • Triumphus ("The Triumph")

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