Balladeer’s Blog examines another ancient Greek comedy. Callippides was written by the comedian Strattis and falls into that comic poet’s specialized area: Parathespian Comedies. Another fun element of our shared humanity with the ancient Athenians who flocked to attend these plays is the fact that even 2,400 years ago audiences were fascinated and entertained by the […]

CALLIPIDES (C 400 B.C.) ANCIENT GREEK COMEDY