Euripides (c. 484-407 BCE) was one of the greatest authors of Greek tragedy. In 5th century BCE Athens his classic works such as Medeia cemented his reputation for clever dialogues, fine choral lyrics and a gritty realism in both his text and stage presentations. The writer of some 90 plays, Euripides was also famous for posing awkward questions, unsettling his audience with a thought-provoking treatment of common themes, and spicing up the story with thoroughly immoral characters. This is probably why Euripides won only a few festival competitions compared to his great tragedian rivals Aeschylus and Sophocles, although he was tremendously popular with the public. The popularity of Euripides' work has never diminished and his plays continue to be performed in theatres today.
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c. 484 BCE - 407 BCELife of Greek tragedy poet Euripides.
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438 BCEEuripides' tragedy 'Alcestis' is first performed.
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431 BCEEuripides' tragedy 'Medeia' is first performed.
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c. 430 BCEEuripides' tragedy 'Heraclidae' is first performed.
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428 BCEEuripides' tragedy 'Hippolytus' is first performed.
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c. 425 BCEEuripides' tragedy 'Andromache' is first performed.
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c. 423 BCEEuripides' tragedy 'Hecuba' is first performed.
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c. 423 BCEEuripides' tragedy 'Suppliants' is first performed.
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c. 417 BCEEuripides' tragedy 'Hercules' is first performed.
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c. 416 BCEEuripides' tragedy 'Electra' is first performed.
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415 BCEEuripides' tragedy 'Trojan Women' is first performed.
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412 BCEEuripides' tragedy 'Helen' is first performed.
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c. 412 BCEEuripides' tragedy 'Iphigenia among the Taurians' is first performed.
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c. 412 BCEEuripides' satyr play Cyclops is first performed.
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c. 410 BCEEuripides' tragedy 'Ion' is first performed.
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409 BCEEuripides' tragedy 'Phoenissae' is first performed.
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c. 408 BCEEuripides' tragedy 'Orestes' is first performed.
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408 BCE - 406 BCEEuripides' tragedies 'Bacchae', 'Iphigenia at Aulis' are first performed.