Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies (Dec 2010)
Aegina, Thucydides Son of Melesias, and Aristophanes’ <i>Acharnians</i> 709: An Old Crux Revisited
Abstract
The mighty archer Achaian with whom Aristophanes says Thucydides could once have vied can reasonably be emended to Aphaian, Aphaea the goddes of Aegina, a city with which Thucydides was connected.