The Acharnians | The Acharnians

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Author: Aristophanes
First Published: 425
Type of Work: Drama
Type of Plot: Satire
Time of Work: 431-404
Setting: Athens
Principal Characters: Dicaeopolis, Amphitheus, Euripides, Lamachus, Ambassadors to the Allies of Athens, The Acharnians
Genres: Satire, Drama, Comedy
Subjects: War, Politicians, Peace, Greek or Roman times, Greece or Greek people, Wine or wine making, Braggarts, Peloponnesian War
Locales: Athens, ancient, Greece, ancient

The Story:

Dicaeopolis, waiting for the assembly to convene, sat musing, making figures in the dust, pulling out his loose hairs, and longing for peace. He was fully prepared to harass and abuse the speakers if they talked of anything but peace with Sparta. Immediately after the citizens had gathered, his friend Amphitheus began to complain of hunger because of the wartime diet. He was saved from arrest only by the intervention of Dicaeopolis.

The assembly then listened to a series of fantastic claims made by the pompous ambassadors to Athens’ allies, each speech...

The Acharnians | The Acharnians

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