Aristophanes
Aristophanes | |
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 Illustration frae a bust foond near Tusculum†. | |
| Born | c. 446 BC Athens |
| Dee'd | c. 386 BC Delphi |
| Thrift | Playwricht (comedy) |
| Years active | 427 BC – 386 BC |
| Kent for | Playwricht an director o Auld Comedy |
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| Notes † Althou mony airtists' renderins o Aristophanes portray him wi flowin curly hair, several jests in his plays indicate that he mey hae been prematurely bald.[1] | |
Aristophanes (/ˌærᵻˈstɒfəniːz/ or /ˌɛrᵻˈstɒfəniːz/;[2] Greek: Ἀριστοφάνης, pronounced [aristopʰánɛːs]; c. 446 – c. 386 BC), son o Philippus, o the deme Cydathenaeum,[3] wis a comic playwricht o auncient Athens.
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