Terence (Great Lives from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476)
Early Life
Ancient materials reporting on the life of Terence (TEHR-uhns) frequently present contradictory information. Certain facts, however, fall into the realm of probability: Publius Terentius Afer (Terence) was born at Carthage and came to Rome as the slave of Terentius Lucanus, a senator who educated him and set him free. Because Terence’s life fell between the Second and Third Punic Wars, he could not have been a slave captured in combat; thus, he may have been owned and sold by a Carthaginian trader.
Terence was of average height, medium build, and dark...
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