Aristophanes

Aristophanes (c.450- 384 BC) was a great Greek comic playwright, dramatist, satirist and comic poet. He lived in Athens, directed the shafts of his wit, which were very keen, against all of whatever rank who sought in any way to alter, and, as it was presumed, amend, the religious, philosophical, social, political, or literary creed and practice of the country, and held up to ridicule such men as Socrates and Euripides, as well as Cleon the tanner. He wrote 54 plays, of which 11 have come down to us, of these the "Clouds" aim at Socrates, the "Acharnians" and the "Frogs" at Euripides, and the "Knights" at Cleon. His other notable works are Lysistrata and ''The Birds".

Wisdom & Quotes

• You should not decide until you have heard what both have to say.

-The Wasps

• Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.
• You have all the characteristics of a popular politician ; a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.

- Knights

Xenophon