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Apr 23, 2024 · Sophocles was the second-born of the three famous Greek tragedians (Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides), but he outlived both his rivals. Read more below: Life and career Sophocles (born c. 496 bce , Colonus, near Athens [Greece]—died 406, Athens) was, along with Aeschylus and Euripides , one of classical Athens’s three great tragic ...
Sophocles [a] ( c. 497/496 – winter 406/405 BC) [2] was an ancient Greek tragedian, known as one of three from whom at least one play has survived in full. His first plays were written later than, or contemporary with, those of Aeschylus; and earlier than, or contemporary with, those of Euripides. Sophocles wrote over 120 plays, [3] but only ...
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Sep 29, 2013 · Sophocles of Kolōnos (c. 496 - c. 406 BCE) was one of the most famous and celebrated writers of tragedy plays in ancient Greece and his surviving works, written throughout the 5th century BCE, include such classics as Oedipus Rex, Antigone, and Women of Trachis. As with other Greek plays, Sophocles' work is not only a record of Greek theatre ...
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Raised in prosperity, Sophocles received an aristocratic education and excelled in both wrestling and music. Because of his talent, when he was merely sixteen years old, he was chosen to lead the chorus with his lyre and sing a triumphant paean in honor of the victory at Salamis in 480 BC. He debuted at the City Dionysia in 468 and immediately ...
May 23, 2018 · Sophocles. The Greek tragedian Sophocles (496-406 B.C.) ranks foremost among Greek classical dramatists and has been called the poet of Greek humanism par excellence. The son of Sophilus, a well-to-do industrialist, Sophocles was born in Colonus near Athens and grew up in the most brilliant intellectual period of Athens.
Sophocles was born about 496 B.C. at Colonus, a village just outside Athens, Greece. His father, Sophillus, was a wealthy weapons-maker and a leading citizen. Both birth and wealth, then, set Sophocles apart as someone likely to play an important role in Athenian society.
