How to Turn a Hero into a Comic miles

Abstract This paper aims, on the one hand, at contributing to analysis of most enduring stock-characters in Roman comedy: comic soldier, its Plautine manifestations particular. On other it will shed light a much more serious soldier: Telamonian Ajax, and his some way unfortunate reception. Weaving twofold discussion such apparently distant figures, I evaluate possible echoes mighty warrior Ajax parodic processes enacted by Plautus’ milites , as well role played turn these reception himself. show how enhanced developed nuances, which can be better understood through trigger memories play Rome’s own reflection everchanging criteria for measuring valour.