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| | Milton: Areopagitica - Notes |
 | | The "Old Comedy" of Athens, as written by Cratinus, Eupolis, and Aristophanes, was characterized by the vitriolic lampooning of public figures. |
 | | Epicurus (341-270 BCE) taught that all matter is composed of irreducible atoms, which are eternal, and hence were not made by a divine creator. |
 | | He was banished by Augustus allegedly for the immorality of his Ars amatoria (Art of Love). |
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