Meanwhile, the twin from Syracuse has arrived with Messenio, his slave. Erotium agrees, and the two men go to the Forum for preliminary drinks while the meal is being prepared. He suggests that a fitting return would include a dinner for himself and Peniculus. The two go to Erotium's door, and the husband presents the mantle with many blandishments.
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He confides to Peniculus, a professional parasite, that he has stolen his wife's mantle and is going to give it to Erotium, a prostitute who lives next door. He is seen leaving his house, berating his spouse as a shrew and a harpy, promising that she shall have good cause for her jealousy. Here, the brother is first shown to be, with good cause, the despair of his jealous wife. He arrives in Epidamnus, unaware that his twin brother is there also.
When the twins are grown to manhood, Menaechmus of Syracuse sets out in search of his brother. Their father dies of sorrow and their grandfather changes Sosicles' name to Menaechmus (i.e., Menaechmus of Syracuse). During the trip, Menaechmus is abducted and adopted by a businessman who lives in Epidamnus, separating the twins. Moschus decides to take only one of the twins, Menaechmus, with him on a business trip, while the twins are still young. Moschus has twin sons, Menaechmus and Sosicles.
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