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Lysistrata

by Aristophanes · 1872

History · ranked #26 in category

In Aristophanes' most popular play, sex is a powerful agent of reconciliation. As war ravages ancient Greece, a band of women, led by Lysistrata, promise to deny their husbands all sex until they stop

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History
First published
1872 · 1870s
Author
Aristophanes
Standing
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