Aesop's Fables have been reinterpretations of the meaning of fables and changes in emphasis over time. Apollonius of Tyana, a 1st-century CE philosopher, is recorded as having said about Aesop: The Greek historian Herodotus mentioned in passing that "Aesop the fable writer" was a slave who lived in Ancient Greece during the 5th century BCE. Among references in other writers, Aristophanes, in his comedy "The Wasps", represented the protagonist Philocleon as having learnt the "absurdities" of Aesop from conversation at banquets; Plato wrote in "Phaedo "that Socrates whiled away his time in prison turning some of Aesop's fables "which he knew" into
Warfare in ancient Greek art due to its frequent spot on many works of ancient Greek art. As each different period in Greek history occurred, more and more types of art formed, as well as differing depictions of warfare. In Minoan art, warfare is not explicitly shown, but rather different interpretations were made that could tie into warfare. For example, bull leaping was an activity Minoan men did and the struggle between man and bull could be a depiction of warfare. During the Archaic Period, depictions of warfare in Greek Art held importance in status markings, and also provide insight as to the trading markets