''The Road to Rome'' is a play by American author Robert Sherwood. The plot revolves around Hannibal's attempt to capture

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during the Second Punic War. It was Sherwood's first published play. The play opened on Jan. 31, 1927 at the

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and was considered a success, running until the next January. It was subsequently revived two months later at the same theater, running from Mar 21, 1928 until Jun 1929. In 1930 it was played in

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, Australia, by the Edith Taliaferro company as ''The Road to Romance''. In 1955, the play was adapted for the screen in musical version by

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as ''

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''.

References

External links

Full text of ''The Road to Rome'' at the Internet Archive
1927 plays Plays by Robert E. Sherwood Plays based on actual events Plays set in ancient Rome American plays adapted into films {{1920s-play-stub