For almost 50 years, Sophocles was the most celebrated playwright in the dramatic competitions of the city-state of Athens, which took place during the religious festivals of the Lenaea and the …

Dec 6, 2025 · Sophocles was an ancient Greek dramatist who lived from about 496 to about 406 bce. He wrote more than 100 plays and was one of the three famous Greek tragedians (along …

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 …

Even while still alive, Sophocles came to be regarded as one of the wisest men in all of Greece, and soon after his death authors such as Aristophanes and Phrynichus paid warm tributes to …

A basic level guide to some of the best known and loved works of prose, poetry and drama from ancient Greece - Sophocles

Prefiguring Shakepearean tragedy, Sophocles explores human fallibility, the limits of knowledge, and the susceptibility of the human condition within the cosmic order. In Sophoclean tragedy, …

Sophocles lived during the Classical Period (500 to 400 B.C.), a time of transition for Greece, when political and cultural events were changing and shaping Athenian culture.

Mar 31, 2024 · Sophocles (c. 497/6–406 BCE) was one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens, alongside Aeschylus and Euripides. Best known for his powerful and psychologically …

In 468 B.C.E. Sophocles defeated the famous playwright Aeschylus (525–456 B.C.E. ) in one of the drama contests common at the time. He gained first prize more than any other Greek …

Sophocles was one of the three great masters of the genre of Greek tragedy. His life spanned the 5th century bce, and saw him compose approximately 123 dramas, while simultaneously …