Peace
Aristophanes wrote a comedy celebrating the end of war between Athens and Sparta, and its central image — a farmer flying to heaven on a dung beetle to demand peace — is pure comic genius.
“Allegiance to the cause of Peace — that is my politics!”
Why It Matters
Aristophanes wrote a comedy celebrating the end of war between Athens and Sparta, and its central image — a farmer flying to heaven on a dung beetle to demand peace — is pure comic genius. It is one of the most direct anti-war statements in ancient literature. The play's insistence that ordinary people suffer most from wars started by politicians remains painfully relevant.
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Take
Personal reviewThis one was pretty meh, and a little too on the nose. The only good part was flying on the dung beetle. I guess it’s interesting to see even then hating war and the military industrial complex basically, but not that funny compared to some other Aristophanes I have read