Most people think of ancient Athens as a city representing freedom and democracy, and of Sparta as a highly constrained society. Modern schools of thought teach us that recent...
The Role of Women in Ancient Greece and Egypt
Throughout history, most societies held women in an inferior status compared to that of men. This was often justified as being t...
Most people think of ancient Athens as the city of freedom and democracy, while they think of Sparta as a highly restricted society. The schools teach us that modern demo...
Aristophanes was a "craft" comedy poet in the fourth century B.C.
during the time of the Peloponnesian War. Aristophanes' usual style was
to be too satirical, and...
Aristophanes was a "craft" comedy poet in the fourth century B.C. during the time of the Peloponnesian War. Aristophanes' usual style was to be too satirical, and suggesting t...
Lysistrata
“There is no beast as shameless as a woman”
Aristophanes was a craft comedy poet in the fourth century B.C. during the time of the Peloponne...
Athens - Greece
During the fifth century of Ancient Greece the city-states of Athens and Sparta represented two very different forms of living. Spartans directed their...
The Lysistrata of Aristophanes Aristophanes was a satirist who produced Lysistrata around 413 BC when the news of Athen's warships had been destroyed near Sicily. For twenty...