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Atellan Farce

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The Atellan Farce (Latin: Atellanae Fabulae or Fabulae Atellanae, "favola atellana"; Atellanicum exhodium, "Atella comedies"), also known as the Oscan Games (Latin: ludi Osci, "Oscan plays"), were masked improvised farces. [1]

30 relations: Ancient Rome, Annals (Tacitus), Atella, Augustan History, Bologna, Campania, Commedia dell'arte, Dorsennus, Eduard Munk, Hadrian, Il Capitano, Improvisational theatre, Latin, Lucius Pomponius, Oscan language, Otto Ribbeck, Ovid, Pantalone, Pantomime, Pliny the Younger, Pulcinella, Punch and Judy, Quintus Novius, Rome, Stock character, Suetonius, Sulla, Tacitus, Theatre of ancient Rome, Tiberius.

Ancient Rome

In historiography, ancient Rome is Roman civilization from the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD, encompassing the Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic and Roman Empire until the fall of the western empire.

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Annals (Tacitus)

The Annals (Annales) by Roman historian and senator Tacitus is a history of the Roman Empire from the reign of Tiberius to that of Nero, the years AD 14–68.

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Atella

Atella was an ancient Oscan city of Campania, halfway between Naples and Capua.

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Augustan History

The Augustan History (Latin: Historia Augusta) is a late Roman collection of biographies, written in Latin, of the Roman Emperors, their junior colleagues, designated heirs and usurpers of the period 117 to 284.

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Bologna

Bologna (Bulåggna; Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna Region in Northern Italy.

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Campania

Campania is a region in Southern Italy.

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Commedia dell'arte

(comedy of the profession) was an early form of professional theatre, originating from Italy, that was popular in Europe from the 16th through the 18th century.

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Dorsennus

Fabius Dorsennus (also spelled Dossennus or Dossenus) was a thespian and author of Atellan Farce in Ancient Rome, known for his careless performances.

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Eduard Munk

Eduard Munk (14 January 1803 – 3 May 1871) was a German philologist.

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Hadrian

Hadrian (Publius Aelius Hadrianus Augustus; 24 January 76 – 10 July 138 AD) was Roman emperor from 117 to 138.

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Il Capitano

Il Capitano (Italian for "The Captain") is one of the four stock characters of Commedia dell'arte. He most-likely was never a "Captain", but rather appropriated the name for himself.

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Improvisational theatre

Improvisational theatre, often called improv or impro, is the form of theatre, often comedy, in which most or all of what is performed is unplanned or unscripted: created spontaneously by the performers.

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Latin

Latin (Latin: lingua latīna) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Lucius Pomponius

Lucius Pomponius (fl. c. 90 BC or earlier) was a Roman dramatist.

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Oscan language

Oscan is an extinct Indo-European language of southern Italy.

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Otto Ribbeck

Johann Carl Otto Ribbeck (23 July 1827, Erfurt – 18 July 1898, Leipzig), was a German classical scholar.

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Ovid

Publius Ovidius Naso (20 March 43 BC – 17/18 AD), known as Ovid in the English-speaking world, was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus.

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Pantalone

Pantalone, spelled Pantaloon in English, is one of the most important principal characters found in commedia dell'arte.

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Pantomime

Pantomime (informally panto) is a type of musical comedy stage production designed for family entertainment.

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Pliny the Younger

Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, born Gaius Caecilius or Gaius Caecilius Cilo (61 – c. 113), better known as Pliny the Younger, was a lawyer, author, and magistrate of Ancient Rome.

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Pulcinella

Pulcinella, a name derived from "pulcino," meaning chick, and "pollastrello," meaning rooster, is a classical character that originated in commedia dell'arte of the 17th century and became a stock character in Neapolitan puppetry.

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Punch and Judy

Punch and Judy is a traditional, popular, and usually violent puppet show featuring Pulcinella (Mr. Punch) and his wife Judy.

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Quintus Novius

Quintus Novius (''fl.'' 30 BC), Roman dramatist, composer of Atellanae Fabulae (Atellan Fables).

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Rome

Rome (Roma; Roma) is the capital city of Italy and a special comune (named Comune di Roma Capitale).

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Stock character

A stock character is a stereotypical fictional character in a work of art such as a novel, play, or film, whom audiences recognize from frequent recurrences in a particular literary tradition.

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Suetonius

Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, commonly known as Suetonius (c. 69 – after 122 AD), was a Roman historian belonging to the equestrian order who wrote during the early Imperial era of the Roman Empire.

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Sulla

Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (c. 138 BC – 78 BC), known commonly as Sulla, was a Roman general and statesman.

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Tacitus

Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (–) was a senator and a historian of the Roman Empire.

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Theatre of ancient Rome

Theatre of ancient Rome refers to the time period of theatrical practice and performance in Rome beginning in the 4th century B.C., following the state’s transition from Monarchy to Republic.

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Tiberius

Tiberius (Tiberius Caesar Divi Augusti filius Augustus; 16 November 42 BC – 16 March 37 AD) was Roman emperor from 14 AD to 37 AD, succeeding the first emperor, Augustus.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atellan_Farce

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