crepidāta, fabula, term applied to a Roman tragedy on a Greek theme, such as the tragedies of Accius and Pacuvius; from crepida, the Latin word for the high boot, cothurnus, worn by Greek tragic actors.
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crepidāta, fabula, term applied to a Roman tragedy on a Greek theme, such as the tragedies of Accius and Pacuvius; from crepida, the Latin word for the high boot, cothurnus, worn by Greek tragic actors.
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