The Peloponnesian War Years: Darkness and Light Flashcards
1
Q
The Athenians’ disastrous invasion of this island during the Peloponnesian War has sometimes been compared to the French and American involvement in Vietnam:
A
The Invasion of Sicily
2
Q
It has been known for at least a generation that the epidemic which hit Athens in 430 BCE was definitely not:
A
The bubonic plague
3
Q
Aristophanes is the only Greek writer with complete or even nearly complete works in
this genre of comedy available to us today:
A
Middle Comedy and Old Comedy
4
Q
In which play did Aristophanes write, in connection with the Peloponnesian War,
“Women can do no worse than men have done?”
A
Lysistrata (or Assemblywomen)