The Resume

(circa 254 BC-184 BC)
Born in Sarsina, Italy
Full name was Titus Maccius Plautus
Comedic playwright
Works include ‘Pseudolus,’ ‘Miles Gloriosus,’ ‘Mostellaria’ and ‘Menaechmi’

Why he might be annoying:

Before becoming a playwright, he was a merchant who went bankrupt after investing his fortune in a failed nautical venture.
He wrote an estimated 130 plays, but only 21 survive in complete versions.
Most of his comedies were adopted from earlier Greek plays.

Why he might not be annoying:

His surviving plays are the oldest known Latin literary works.
He coined the phrase ‘Practice what you preach’ in the play ‘Asinaria.’
His plays inspired works ranging from Shakespeare’s ‘Comedy of Errors’ to the Tony Award winner ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.’

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Ancient Times
• Ancient Times: Rome
• Bankruptcy
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 66]
• Known By a Single Name
• Look at me, I'm Busted
• Playwrights
• Profiles 41251-41294 (Ranked: 41279)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 92.31% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying