Adelphoe (also written Adelphoi and Adelphi, )'s a play by Roman playwright Terence. It explores the best form of child-rearing. It was first performed in 160 BC at the funeral of Aemilius Paulus. Plot Demea, father to Aeschinus and Ctesipho, decides to separate his children and raises Ctesipho while allowing his brother Micio to raise Aeschinus. Demea's a strict authoritarian father, and Micio's permissive and democratic. Ctesipho falls in love and Aeschinus decides to steal the girl away, acce… (More on Adelphoe)