# The Wasps — WHE Definition Discussion (1-16981)

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/the-wasps-whe-definition-discussion-1-16981/18478>\
**Category:** WHE Articles\
**Created:** [April 25, 2018, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/the-wasps-whe-definition-discussion-1-16981/18478 "2018-04-25T15:57:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/the-wasps-whe-definition-discussion-1-16981/18478/1 "2018-04-25T15:57:54Z")

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_The Wasps_ is a play written by the lone representative of Ancient Greece's Old Attic Comedy, Aristophanes (c. 445 - c. 386 BCE). It won second place at the Lenaea competition in 422 BCE. Written in two acts, the play focuses on a reoccurring theme, the tension between the old and new.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original definition at [https://www.worldhistory.org/The\_Wasps/](https://www.worldhistory.org/The_Wasps/)._

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**Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 3:06am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/the-wasps-whe-definition-discussion-1-16981/18478/2 "2026-08-01T03:06:52Z")

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