Men Bearing Heavy Burdens

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"Men Bearing Heavy Burdens" is a lost comedy by the ancient Greek playwright Diphilus, likely centered on the hardships and social roles of laboring men in classical society.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lost ancient Greek comedy
play
associatedWith Greek comic tradition
ancient Greek theatre
attributedTo Diphilus of Sinope NERFINISHED
author Diphilus NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
culturalContext classical Greek society
currentForm title and fragmentary references only
dramaticForm stage play
genre comedy
hasCreator Diphilus NERFINISHED
hasTitleLanguage Greek
language Ancient Greek
literaryCategory fragmentary Greek comedy
literaryTradition Attic Old and Middle Comedy tradition NERFINISHED
originalMedium manuscript text
theatrical performance
relatedField ancient Greek philology
classics
drama studies
theatre studies
status lost work
subjectMatter hardships of working men
laboring men in classical society
social roles of laborers
survivalStatus known only from fragments and testimonia
timePeriod Hellenistic period
workOf Diphilus NERFINISHED

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Diphilus hasWork Men Bearing Heavy Burdens