Carcinus was an Ancient Greek tragedian, and was a member of a family including Xenocles (a father or uncle) and his grandfather Carcinus of Agrigentum. He received a prize for only one out of his one hundred and sixty plays, many of them composed at the court of Dionysius II of Syracuse. He and his sons were lampooned by Aristophanes at the end of The Wasps and in Peace. Ancient Greece is the term used to describe the Greek-speaking world in ancient times. ... This article refers to the literary work. ... Xenocles was an Ancient Greek tragedian. ... Dionysius the Younger or Dionysius II (c. ... Bust of Aristophanes Aristophanes (c. ... The Wasps is a comedy by Aristophanes. ... Peace is a comedy written and produced by the ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes. ...