Question

A maxim from this author about how men deal with strangers is the oldest extant source for the Latin saying “homo homini lupus.” A work by this author is the only extant instance of Latin literature preserving text in Carthaginian Punic. (15[3]-5[1])This author often (-5[1])compounded words to create neologisms like dentifrangibula (DEN-tee-fran-GEE-boo-lah) for “fists” and (-5[1])Suavisaviatio (SWA-vis-ah-vee-AH-tee-oh) for a love god. This author’s corpus preserves the most uses of unfamiliar (*) Latin forms like the exclamations ecastor (-5[1])(ay-CAST-or) and hercle (HAIR-clay). This author invented character names with Greek etymologies like “Conqueror of Many Towers” for a work (10[1]-5[1])based on the alazon (uh-LOZ-doan) trope. This archaic writer (10[2])gave characters (10[2])names like “Peniculus” and “Pyrgopolynices” (PEER-go-pol-ee-“NICE”-eez). For (10[1])10 (10[1]-5[1])points, name (-5[1])this (10[2])Roman (10[2]-5[2])comic playwright who (-5[1])authored (10[3])the (10[4]0[4])Menaechmi and The Braggart Soldier. ■END■

ANSWER: Titus Maccius Plautus (The play from the second sentence is Poenulus.)
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Summary

2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y683%17%50%98.20
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y367%0%0%117.50
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y3100%0%67%113.33
2023 BHSU @ Yale04/08/2023Y3100%33%67%95.00
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2023 BHSU @ Sheffield04/15/2023Y2100%0%100%118.50
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