Which Greek playwright wrote the comedy 'Lysistrata'?

Aristophanes wrote the Greek comedy Lysistrata. First performed in Athens in 411 BC, the play imagines women from Athens and other Greek communities uniting to end the Peloponnesian War.

In the story, the women follow Lysistrata's plan: they refuse sexual relations with the men until the men negotiate peace, while also seizing control of the Acropolis treasury. The premise combines sexual comedy, political satire, and commentary on the cost of a war that had already lasted for years.

Aristophanes was one of the major surviving writers of Old Comedy. His plays often mocked prominent politicians, military leaders, intellectuals, social customs, and even the conventions of drama itself. Other surviving works include The Clouds, The Frogs, The Acharnians, and The Birds.

Lysistrata is sometimes confused with a historical peace activist or treated as a straightforward feminist manifesto. Lysistrata is a fictional character, and the play reflects the assumptions and theatrical conventions of male-dominated classical Athens. Its divided chorus of old men and old women eventually symbolizes reconciliation.