Which of the following is true of Titus Maccius Plautus (C.254-184 B.C. ) ?
A) His twenty-one plays are fast-paced,joke-filled,lusty stage romps filled with songs.
B) His twenty-one plays chronicle the founding and glory of Rome through noble and elevated language spoken by senators.
C) His twenty-one plays show his marriage of the existential themes of Greek tragedy with the light-hearted ambiance of the pastoral idyll.
D) His twenty-one plays,dealing with religious themes,were prohibited from performance owing to the Roman Emperor's claim to be both king and god.
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