CLASS 130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Euripides, Oligarchy, Aeschylus
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Firmly set in its place (topos) and time. It is vital that we explore the background of old comedy. Followed wars with persia earlier in the 5th century. The main issue was the rivalry btwn democratic athens and oligarchic. Aristophanes loved to attack him (because he was an aristocrat and. He hated that he focused on people who were humiliated. Didn"t like that he argued all the time. Hated that he focused on ordinary people most of the time. Focused on how to structure and win an argument. His opponent cleon (aristophanes" least favorite politician) takes over. Peace of nicias was to last 50 years but was not really observed, even btwn 421-14. B) iclicker: which is not trues about the peloponnesian war (431-404 bce) The main rivals, athens and sparta, championed different political systems. There was formally a 7-year long period of peace between the first and second wars.
