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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[1])This author often 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 (ay-CAST-or) and hercle (HAIR-clay). This author invented character names with Greek etymologies like “Conqueror of Many Towers” for a work based on the alazon (uh-LOZ-doan) trope. This archaic writer gave characters names like “Peniculus” and “Pyrgopolynices” (PEER-go-pol-ee-“NICE”-eez). For 10 points, name this Roman (-5[1])comic playwright who authored (10[1])the (10[1])Menaechmi and The Braggart Soldier. ■END■

ANSWER: Titus Maccius Plautus (The play from the second sentence is Poenulus.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Michael Kearneynats is supposed to mean you all have gone softColumbia B4015
Michal GerasimiukUG Championship Players (and Mazin)Watching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People Again54-5
Daniel MaOlmo (Bonus) Bagelrymeet the new weird, same as the old weird118-5
Arthur Delot-VilainWatching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People AgainUG Championship Players (and Mazin)12210
Halle Friedmanmeet the new weird, same as the old weirdOlmo (Bonus) Bagelry12310

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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
2023 BHSU Online04/15/2023Y4100%25%0%94.75
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