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Actor on a Sicilian red-figured calyx- krater (c. 350–340 BC). Ancient Greek comedy ( Ancient Greek: κωμῳδία, romanized : kōmōidía) was one of the final three principal dramatic forms in the theatre of classical Greece (the others being tragedy and the satyr play ). Athenian comedy is conventionally divided into three periods: Old ...
The Byzantine Empire was a monarchy, and as in many other monarchies, the royal system allowed for women to participate in politics as monarchs in their own name or as regents in place of a husband or son. Many royal women are known to have participated in politics during the centuries. Among them were female monarchs like Pulcheria, Irene of ...
Aliki Stamatina Vougiouklaki ( Greek: Αλίκη Σταματίνα Βουγιουκλάκη Greek pronunciation: [aˈlici stamaˈtina vuʝuˈklaci]; 20 July 1934 – 23 July 1996) was a Greek cinema and theater actress, singer and theatrical producer. She is one of the most popular actresses in Greece, and was often called "the National Star ...
The study of the lives of women in classical Athens has been a significant part of classical scholarship since the 1970s. The knowledge of Athenian women's lives comes from a variety of ancient sources. Much of it is literary evidence, primarily from tragedy, comedy, and oratory; supplemented with archaeological sources such as epigraphy and ...
During the past decades, the position of women in Greek society has changed dramatically. Efharis Petridou was the first female lawyer in Greece; in 1925 she joined the Athens Bar Association. [31] [32] The women of Greece won the right to vote in 1952. In 1955, women were first allowed to become judges in Greece.
Assemblywomen ( Greek: Ἐκκλησιάζουσαι Ekklesiazousai; also translated as, Congresswomen, Women in Parliament, Women in Power, and A Parliament of Women) is a comedy written by the Greek playwright Aristophanes in 391 BC. [2] The play invents a scenario where the women of Athens assume control of the government and institute ...
The Stanford prison experiment ( SPE) was a psychological experiment conducted in August 1971. It was a two-week simulation of a prison environment that examined the effects of situational variables on participants' reactions and behaviors. Stanford University psychology professor Philip Zimbardo led the research team who administered the study.
The name came from New Found Glory 's song "Head On Collision". Alt-J –The spoken form of the band ∆, alt + j is the keyboard shortcut used to type ∆ on a Mac computer. ∆ is a mathematical symbol for change. [25] AlunaGeorge – From the first names of the members, Aluna Francis and George Reid.
A parody is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satirical or ironic imitation. Often its subject is an original work or some aspect of it (theme/content, author, style, etc), but a parody can also be about a real-life person (e.g. a politician), event, or movement (e.g. the French Revolution or ...
Network. Sky1. Release. 19 December 2011. ( 2011-12-19) –. 13 February 2012. ( 2012-02-13) Chris & Wes: Let's Do This is a documentary reality show that was broadcast in the UK on Sky1 in December, 2011.