It's important to note that it's often attributed to Thomas Hobbes, who used a similar phrase in his work *Leviathan* in the 17th century. However, Plautus' original formulation predates Hobbes by almost 1,900 years.
When was Man Is Wolf to created?
The phrase "Man is wolf to man" (Latin: *Homo homini lupus*) is from the Roman playwright Plautus, who wrote it in his play Asinaria (The Ass) around 200 BC.