Ἀσπίς

aka Aspis

The Shield

Author

Menander

Language

Classical Attic Greek

Year

c. 320-290 BC

Country

Classical Athens

Genre

Correspondence / Letters

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Aspis, translated as The Shield, is an Ancient Greek comedy by Menander that is only partially preserved on papyrus. Of a total of c. 870 lines, about 420 lines survive, including almost all of the first and second act and the beginning of the third act. It is unknown when and at which festival the play was first performed.