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The Acharnians (Ancient Greek: / Akharneĩs) is an Old Comedy by the Athenian playwright Aristophanes. Written and performed during the first phase of the Peloponnesian War, it is famous for its nominally anti-war stance. Produced in 425 BC by Callistratus, it won Aristophanes first place at the Lenaea festival.
The play is set in contemporary Athens and is a hard-hitting attack on the politicians of the time, with some satire against the tragedian Euripides thrown in for good measure. Athens...
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