Aristophanes comedies provide our best picture of Athenian life filled with some of the earliest and best examples of political and social satire (Berkowitz). His career also coincided with the Peloponnesian War forming the backdrop of many of his surviving major works (Walsh). Plays such as “Peace,” demonstrate Aristophanes opposition to the contribution of the war. His plays appear to voice cautionary, even conservative views and have been seen as an “unofficial opposition” (Sienkcewicz). His plays combine fantasy, rollicking wit, and graceful lyrics with serious criticism of politics, manners, education, music and literature (Berkowitz), revealing his deep interest in public affairs making him not only a great comic writer but also a historical