"The Acharnians" is about an Athenian citizen, Dikaiopolis, who miraculously obtains a private peace treaty with the Spartans and enjoys the benefits of peace in spite of opposition from some of his fellow Athenians. The play is notable for its absurd humour, its imaginative appeal for an end to the Peloponnesian War and for the author's spirited response to condemnations of his previous play, "The Babylonians", by politicians such as Cleon, who had reviled it as a slander against the Athenian polis. In "The Acharnians", Aristophanes reveals his resolve not to yield to attempts at political intimidation.