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The Acharnians

The Acharnians or Acharnians (Ancient Greek: Ἀχαρνεῖς Akharneîs; Attic: Ἀχαρνῆς) is the third play — and the earliest of the eleven surviving plays — by the Athenian playwright Aristophanes. It was produced in 425 BC on behalf of the young dramatist by an associate, Callistratus, and it won first place at the Lenaia festival.

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Dikaiopolis · Crier · Amphitheus an immortal · Ambassador lately returned from Persian court · Pseudartabas The Great King's Eye
Chorus
old men of Acharnae
Setting
1.Pnyx at Athens 2.Street outside the houses of Dikaiopolis, Euripides and Lamachus
Written by
Aristophanes

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The Acharnians and Old Comedy

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related to Athens at war · 33
The Acharnians → Acharnians, Asiatics, Athenian, Athenians, Athens, Boeotian, Coesura, Dikaiopolis, Europa, Greek, Greeks, Helen, Herodotus, His, Instead, Io, Lamachas, Medea, Mediterranean, Megarian
Characters · 32
The Acharnians → A Boeotian, A Megarian, A servant of Lamachus, Ambassador lately returned from Persian court, Amphitheus an immortal, Best Man, Boeotian pipe band, Bridesmaid, Cephisophon Euripides' leading actor, Citizens, slaves, revellers, Lamachus' friends etc., Crier, Daughter to Dikaiopolis, Dikaiopolis, Eel, Euripides the tragic poet, Farmer, Informer, Lamachus the general, Nicarchus another informer, Odomantian soldiers
related to background · 20
The Acharnians → Aristophanes, Athenian League, Athenians, Athens, Attica, Callistratus, City Dionysia, Cleon, His, It, Lamachus, Meanwhile, Megara, Some, Spartan, The Athenians, The Babylonians, The Knights, The Peloponnesian War, The Spartans
related to The Acharnians and Old Comedy · 14
The Acharnians → Agon, Agons, Aristophanes, Chorus, Here, However, It, Lamachus, Like, Moreover, Old Comedy, Parabasis, The, There
related to Aristophanes versus Cleon · 11
The Acharnians → Aristophanes, Callistratus, City Dionysia, Cleon, Dikaiopolis, He, Lenaia, That, The, The Babylonians, These
Chorus · 1
The Acharnians → old men of Acharnae
Setting · 1
The Acharnians → 1.Pnyx at Athens 2.Street outside the houses of Dikaiopolis, Euripides and Lamachus
Written by · 1
The Acharnians → Aristophanes

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The AcharniansCharactersDikaiopolis1.00infobox
The AcharniansCharactersCrier1.00infobox
The AcharniansCharactersAmphitheus an immortal1.00infobox
The AcharniansCharactersAmbassador lately returned from Persian court1.00infobox
The AcharniansCharactersPseudartabas The Great King's Eye1.00infobox
The AcharniansCharactersTheorus ambassador to Thrace1.00infobox
The AcharniansCharactersDaughter to Dikaiopolis1.00infobox
The AcharniansCharactersCephisophon Euripides' leading actor1.00infobox
The AcharniansCharactersEuripides the tragic poet1.00infobox
The AcharniansCharactersLamachus the general1.00infobox
The AcharniansCharactersA Megarian1.00infobox
The AcharniansCharactersTwo daughters to the Megarian1.00infobox
The AcharniansCharactersInformer1.00infobox
The AcharniansCharactersA Boeotian1.00infobox
The AcharniansCharactersNicarchus another informer1.00infobox
The AcharniansCharactersA servant of Lamachus1.00infobox
The AcharniansCharactersFarmer1.00infobox
The AcharniansCharactersBest Man1.00infobox
The AcharniansCharactersTwo messengers1.00infobox
The AcharniansCharactersReconciliation divine woman1.00infobox
The AcharniansCharactersThe Executive Committee or Prytanis1.00infobox
The AcharniansCharactersScythian Policeman1.00infobox
The AcharniansCharactersSecond ambassador1.00infobox
The AcharniansCharactersTwo 'eunuchs'1.00infobox
The AcharniansCharactersOdomantian soldiers1.00infobox
The AcharniansCharactersWife to Dikaiopolis1.00infobox
The AcharniansCharactersBoeotian pipe band1.00infobox
The AcharniansCharactersEel1.00infobox
The AcharniansCharactersBridesmaid1.00infobox
The AcharniansCharactersTwo dancing girls1.00infobox

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