Historiae Romanorum

Aristophanes

An Athenian comic poet, who lived c. 445-385 BC.  Virtually nothing is known about his life.  Among his plays are The Clouds, Birds and Frogs.

Besides being entertaining, Aristophanes can be a valuable source of information.  Many of his jokes are aimed at famous men, such Socrates in The Clouds.

Source(s):

1. Oxford Concise Companion to Classical Literature.  ed.  Howatson and Chilvers.  Oxford.  New York, 1993.

 

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