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Adelphoe
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<p><i>Adelphoe</i> is a play by Roman <a href="/facts/Playwright/Mdtsordb">playwright</a> <a href="/facts/Terence/dxbSg0Em">Terence</a>, adapted mostly from a play of the same name by <a href="/facts/Menander/n3Uk66Fl">Menander</a>, with the addition of a scene from <a href="/facts/Diphilus/ykPfbsIj">Diphilus</a>. It was first performed in 160 BC at the funeral games of <a href="/facts/Aemilius_Paulus/4V7vavp2">Aemilius Paulus</a>. <i>Adelphoe</i>, like all of Terence's works, survives complete. It was Terence's last play and is often considered his masterpiece. Exploring the best form of child-rearing, the play inspired <a href="/facts/Moli%C3%A8re/9p9dcpw7">Molière</a>'s <i><a href="/facts/The_School_for_Husbands/Uc8QoA4g">The School for Husbands</a></i>. </p>