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The Acharnians (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)

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*Athens. Greek democratic city-state at the height of its power when Aristophanes wrote in the late fifth century b.c.e. and the setting for most of his plays. The play’s action begins at the Pnyx, an open hillside overlooking the city center where the Assembly of Citizens meets to vote on state business. Its focus then shifts to a street in front of three houses that belong to the hero, the historical early fifth century b.c.e. tragedian Euripides, and the warrior Lamachos in a fictional juxtaposition of actual Athenian places convenient for the drama. At...

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