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Aristophanes

In this sharp and satirical tale, Strepsiades, an Athenian overwhelmed by debt from a poor marriage and a reckless son, seeks out the infamous Socrates at the Thinking Shop to learn the art of clever rhetoric. His goal? To outsmart his creditors in court. However, Socrates, portrayed as a cunning and irreverent sophist, struggles to teach the dim-witted Strepsiades but manages to impart some tricks to his son, Phidippides. Ultimately, this play serves as a witty critique of the clash between traditional values and modern thinking, poking fun at the old ways. - Summary by Expatriate This show includes AI-generated content.

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Episodi

25 episodi

  1. Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars-Lucan 9:23:23
  2. Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans Vol. 4-Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus 8:32:16
  3. Apology of Socrates (version 3)-Plato (Πλάτων) 1:15:12
  4. Cratylus-Plato (Πλάτων) 2:50:37
  5. Timaeus-Plato (Πλάτων) 7:51:06
  6. Lesser Hippias-Plato (Πλάτων) 1:08:24
  7. Lucian's Dialogues Volume 3 The Dialogues of the Dead-Lucian of Samosata 2:43:30
  8. Moral Letters, Vol. I-Lucius Annaeus Seneca 9:39:29
  9. Menaechmi; or, The Twin Brothers-Titus Maccius Plautus 2:08:11
  10. Hecyra The Mother-In-Law-Terence 1:31:05
  11. Philoctetes (Campbell Translation)-Sophocles 1:27:48
  12. Lausiac History-Palladius 4:33:00
  13. Statesman-Plato (Πλάτων) 2:33:46
  14. Satyricon-Gaius Petronius Arbiter 7:56:11
  15. Lysistrata-Aristophanes 1:17:55
  16. Fall of Troy-Quintus Smyrnaeus 9:16:36
  17. Parmenides-Plato (Πλάτων) 2:13:55
  18. Medea (Way Translation)-Euripides 1:26:47
  19. Iphigenia in Tauris (Dramatic Reading)-Euripides 1:30:24
  20. Rhetoric-Aristotle 8:34:53
  21. Oedipus at Colonus (Jebb Translation)-Sophocles 1:48:01
  22. Acharnians (Billson Translation)-Aristophanes 1:35:52
  23. 003 - Part III 30:33
  24. 002 - Part II 32:45
  25. 001 - Part I 35:20