Comedy in Ancient Greece

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1、 The History of the Greek Persian Wars is the first universal historical work in human history, written in the form of a historical narrative. The concept of this book is broad, with the theme of the Greco Persian War, but it actually includes the entire history of the world known to the Greeks at that time. The narrative is clever and fascinating.

2、 The whole book is based on the framework of the Greco Persian War, embedded with detailed plots and some touching stories. Moreover, it is rich in historical materials, including a large number of political, economic, legal, historical documents, as well as many legends, myths, and religious materials. There are also abundant relics, historical sites, realistic materials, and various ethnological, anthropological, agricultural, medical, and geological materials.

3、 The narrative style centered on historical facts, established by Herodotus, became the formal genre of later European historical works.

4、 The origin of ancient Greek comedy can be traced back to the carnival songs, dances, and folk comedic plays performed in worship of the god of wine. Its development and prosperity came later than tragedy, initially as a supporting program in sacrificial ceremonies, with a lower status than tragedy.