The Acharnians or Acharnians (Ancient Greek: Ἀχαρνεῖς Akharneîs; Attic: Ἀχαρνῆς) is the third play — and the earliest of the eleven surviving plays — by the Athenian playwright Aristophanes. It was produced in 425 BCE on behalf of the young dramatist by an associate Callistratus and it won first place at the Lenaia festival.
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author
Aristophanes
character in play
*A Boeotian, *A Megarian, *A servant of Lamachus, *Ambassador lately returned from Persian court, *Amphitheus an immortal, *Best Man, *Boeotian pipe band, *Bridesmaid, *Cephisophon Euripides' leading actor, *Crier, *Daughter to Dikaiopolis, *Dikaiopolis, *Eel, *Euripides the tragic poet, *Farmer, *Informer, *Lamachus the general, *Nicarchus another informer, *Odomantian soldiers, *Pseudartabas The Great King's Eye, *Reconciliation divine woman, *Scythian Policeman, *Second ambassador, *The Archon basileus, *The Executive Committee or Prytanis, *Theorus ambassador to Thrace, *Two 'eunuchs', *Two dancing girls, *Two daughters to the Megarian, *Two messengers, *Wife to Dikaiopolis, Silent Roles, *Citizens slaves revellers Lamachus' friends etc.
chorus character in play
old men of Acharnae
setting of play
1.Pnyx at Athens, 2.Street outside the houses of Dikaiopolis Euripides and Lamachus
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