195 BCE · Titus Maccius Plautus
Pot of Gold
A miser guards his gold while everyone else hunts for it.
Titus Maccius Plautus
Pot of Gold
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Euclio, a paranoid old miser, discovers a hidden pot of gold and becomes obsessed with protecting it from imaginary thieves. As secrets, marriage plans, misunderstandings, and comic chaos unfold, Plautus turns greed into theatre. Pot of Gold is a sharp Roman comedy about fear, wealth, and how money can slowly consume the people who worship it.
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