Patung terakota dari topeng teater yang melambangkan Dionysos, ca. Abad ke-2 atau ke-1 SM, Museum LouvreE.
Komedi Kuno (archaia) adalah periode pertama Komedi Yunani Kuno, menurut pembagian kanonikal oleh para ahli tata tulis Aleksandria.[1] Pengarang sandiwara Komika Kuno paling menonjol adalah Aristofanes.
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