Sophocles

Type Figure Region Athens Time c. -497–-406 Also known as Sophocles、Σοφοκλῆς

Sophocles was one of the three great tragic poets of classical Athens, writing about a hundred plays including Oedipus Rex and Antigone, of which sev…

Timeline

c. -497–-441Athens · AtticaFirst won at the Dionysia around 468 BCE, then created masterpieces such as Oedipus Rex and Antigone, establishing a model of tragedy through rigorous structure and profound characterization.
-441–-406Athens · AtticaServed as one of the Ten Generals alongside Pericles in 441 BCE, taking part in diplomatic and military operations in the Samos campaign; remained active in dramatic writing in his old age, dying in Athens in the same year as Euripides.

Sources

History of the Peloponnesian War — Thucydides
Sophocles and the Tragic Tradition