Ancient Greek tragedian (c. 497-406 BCE) and one of the three great tragic playwrights of Classical Athens alongside Aeschylus and Euripides, author of Oedipus Rex and Antigone, whose surviving plays became foundational models for Western drama.
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His first plays were written later than, or contemporary with, those of Aeschylus and earlier than, or contemporary with, those of Euripides.
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497/496 - winter 406/405 BC) was an ancient Greek tragedian, one of three from whom at least two plays have survived in full.
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Sophocles (; Ancient Greek: Σοφοκλῆς, pronounced [so.pʰo.klɛ̂ːs], Sophoklễs; c. 497/496, winter 406/405 BC) was an ancient Greek tragedian, one of three from whom at least two plays have survived in full.
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was an ancient Greek tragedian, one of three from whom at least two plays have survived in full
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His first victory was in 468 B.C.E. , although scholars are no longer certain that this was the first time that he competed
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