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Lȳsistrata
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From: The Concise Oxford Companion to Classical Literature
Date: 19960101
Author:M. C. HOWATSON and IAN CHILVERS
Lȳsistrata ( Lȳsistratē ),
Greek comedy by Aristophanes , produced in the spring of 411 BC (probably at the Lenaea rather than the Dionysia; it is not known whether the play won first prize). This was an alarming time for Athens: the Sicilian Expedition had ended in disaster in 413 BC, a large part of her empire was in revolt, and her enemy Sparta had made an advantageous alliance with the Persian satrap Tissaphernēs. Yet though Athens was seriously weakened there was no immediate danger of collapse; for the time being she could hold on. The play is an expression ...Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.
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