sends in Sicily a big expeditionary legion. 414 "Amfiaraos" (lost) in Linea. "Ornithes" ("Birds"), second prize in Grand Dionesia. 413 Sparta restarts warfare. Athenian army destroyed in Sicily. 411 "Lysistrata" in Linea, "Thesmoforiazouses" in Grand Dionesia. Oligarchic revolution dominated temporarily in Athens, but democratic polity restored a few months later. 408 "Ploutos" (lost), it's not the play that staged later. 406 Euripides & Sophocles death. 405 "Vatrahee" ("Frogs"), 1st prize in Linea. Plastering and naval blockade of Athens. 404 Sparta lays peace. An oligarchic group (The Tyranny of Thirties) takes up rule. 403 Local war and reinstatment of democracy. 399 Sentence and deth of Socrates. 395 The war with Sparta restarts, but with diferent correlation of allies. First steps of Athenian navy towards reprisal. 392 "Heclesiasouses" (the chronology is based mostly upon internal criterions and probably trown off a year.) 388 "Ploutos" ("wealth") (saved) After 388: "Heolosikon" (lost) and "Kokalos" (lost). Produser and director was one of poet sons. From "Aharnes" we make the conclusion that at the time this play was staged, Aristophanes lived in Eagina, the island the Athenians had colonized in 431 b.C. when they threw out the old dwellers (as philolaconists). We know that his sons where comedy writers but we know nothing for his father (Phillipos his name) nor for his social or economic status. ...
