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The unscrupulous Athenian politician Cleon was satirized as a manipulative slave in "Knights" by this comedic playwright |
Aristophanes
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$1,600 |
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ANCIENT GREEK THEATER |
2025-03-20 |
#9294 |
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In his play "The Frogs", he took a little dig at Euripides |
Aristophanes
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$800 |
DJ |
ANCIENT VIPs |
2023-03-31 |
#8840 |
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In one of his famous comedies, he asked, "Haven't you sometimes seen a cloud that looked like a Centaur?" |
Aristophanes
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$2,000 |
DJ |
THE ANCIENTS SPEAK |
2021-05-26 |
#8408 |
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In his comedy "The Clouds", this playwright poked fun at intellectuals like the sophists |
Aristophanes
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$1,000 |
J |
THE ANCIENT GREEKS |
2018-05-01 |
#7752 |
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This playwright observed in "Clouds" that "Old men are children for a second time" |
Aristophanes
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$1,000 |
J |
ANCIENT WISDOM |
2011-11-15 |
#6247 |
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Even back in Ancient Greece the entertainment industry loved franchises; in 418 B.C. he wrote "Clouds II" |
Aristophanes
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$2,000 |
DJ |
ANCIENT GREEK SALAD |
2003-02-20 |
#4259 |
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In 423 B.C. Cratinus took the festival prize with the play "The Bottle", beating this author of "The Clouds" |
Aristophanes
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$600 |
DJ |
FAMOUS ANCIENT GREEKS |
2001-09-21 |
#3920 |
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This author of "The Frogs" is the only "Old Comedy" writer for whom complete plays survive |
Aristophanes
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$1,000 |
DJ |
THE ANCIENTS |
1994-12-05 |
#2361 |
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"Old men are children for a second time", observed this playwright in "The Clouds" |
Aristophanes
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$1,000 |
DJ |
ANCIENT WISDOM |
1993-11-16 |
#2117 |
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"Under every stone lurks a politician" is a stinging quip from this "Wasps" playwright |
Aristophanes
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$1,000 |
DJ |
ANCIENT QUOTES |
1993-01-11 |
#1926 |
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Greek audiences buzzed with laughter when this playwright stung the legal system with "The Wasps" |
Aristophanes
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$1,000 |
DJ |
ANCIENT TIMES |
1987-10-14 |
#713 |