Andria (comedy)

Andria ('The Woman from Andros' or 'The Lady of Andros') is a Roman comedy adapted by Terence from two Greek plays by Menander, the first being Samia and the other being Perinthia. It was the first play by Terence to be presented publicly, and was performed in 166 BC during the Ludi Megalenses. It became the first of Terence's plays to be performed post-antiquity, in Florence in 1476. It was adapted by Machiavelli, whose Andria was likewise the author's first venture into playwriting and was the