11 plays: Frogs, Clouds, Wasps, Birds
Loose plot, satirical tone, clever parody, acute criticism, contemporary events, coarse language
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6. History--Herodotus
important lyric poet of ancient Greece Pindar--Greek lyric poet 品达
Of the canonical nine lyric poets of ancient Greece, Pindar is the one whose work is best preserved, and some critics since antiquity have regarded him as the greatest.
Almost exclusively known for writing The Histories, a record of his 'inquiries' into the origins of the GrecoPersian 《历史》 Wars which occurred in 490 and 479 B. C.
The Greek historical writing writes mainly about wars—Herodotus and Thucydides
希罗多德(484-430 B.C.), Ancient Greek historian, “Father of History” 古希腊历史学家,“历史之父”
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