HEGIO, an Aetolian, father of Philopolemus. PHILOCRATES, an Elean, captive in Aetolia. TYNDARUS, his servant. ARISTOPHONTES, an Elean, captive in Aetolia. PHILOPOLEMUS, an Aetolian, captive in Elis. ERGASILUS, a Parasite. STALAGAMUS, the servant of Hegio. A SLAVE of Hegio. A LAD, the same. [Supposed to have been written by Priseian the Grammarian.] _One_ son of Hegio has been made prisoner (_Captus_) in battle. A runaway slave has sold the other (_Alium_) when four years old. The father (_Pater_) traffics in Elean captives, only (_Tantum_) desirous that he may recover his son, and (_Et_) among these he buys his son that was formerly lost. He (_Is_), his clothes and his name changed with his…
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