... in two of his writings about Socrates, the Memorabilia and in Oeconomicus. Both portray her as truthful, friendly, and as a knowledgeable scholar.7 In contrast, Aristophanes blames Aspasia for the start of the Peloponnesian War in his comedy, The Acharnians.8 Another issue is that all the primary sources have been translated into English. Although this is not a major issue, it does mean that ... a target for attack and some acquisitions made against her were far feted and possibly out of hate for her or Pericles. The most outrageous was from the ancient writer Aristophanes, who in his c...

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... in two of his writings about Socrates, the Memorabilia and in Oeconomicus. Both portray her as truthful, friendly, and as a knowledgeable scholar.7 In contrast, Aristophanes blames Aspasia for the start of the Peloponnesian War in his comedy, The Acharnians.8 Another issue is that all the primary sources have been translated into English. Although this is not a major issue, it does mean that ... a target for attack and some acquisitions made against her were far feted and possibly out of hate for her or Pericles. The most outrageous was from the ancient writer Aristophanes, who in his c...

• Word Count: 2630
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography