Channel: Overly Sarcastic Productions

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Description: He told the Athenians they were a disaster and they gave him a prize. Aristophanes wrote in the new Theatrical genre of Comedy during the golden age of Athens, and used his plays to viciously satirize Athenian society. They create a fabulously clear portrait of ancient Athenian life, and they have the corollary benefit of being funny as hell. SOURCES & Further Reading: The 11 plays of Aristophanes, with particular focus on Clouds and Women at the Thesmophoria, Britannica's "Aristophanes", Crash Course Theater #2 & 4. Partial Tracklist: "Sneaky Snitch", "Marty Gots A Plan" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Our content is intended for teenage audiences and up. PATREON: Patreon.com/OSP PODCAST: overlysarcasticpodcast.transistor.fm/subscribe DISCORD: discord.gg/osp MERCH LINKS: rdbl.co/osp OUR WEBSITE: OverlySarcasticProductions.com Find us on Twitter Twitter.com/OSPYouTube Find us on Reddit Reddit.com/r/OSP Want this video in another language? Check out our guide to contributing translated captions: overlysarcasticproductions.com/community-captions With an Amara account, you can translate this very video by following this link: amara.org/en/videos/QDNAgbpbS7rz/info/history-makers-aristophanes