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c. 496 BCE - c. 406 BCE

Life of Greek tragedy poet Sophocles.
468 BCE

Sophocles wins his first tragedy competition (title unknown).
443 BCE - 442 BCE

Sophocles is one of the state treasurers in Athens.
c. 442 BCE

Sophocles' tragedy 'Antigone' is first performed.
c. 441 BCE

Sophocles is one of the Athenian generals involved in surpressing the revolt on the island of Samos.
429 BCE - 420 BCE

Sophocles' tragedy 'Oedipus the King' is first performed.
413 BCE

Sophocles is part of a ten-man council to debate action following Athens' disastrous Sicilian Expedition.
409 BCE

Sophocles' tragedy 'Philoctetes' is first performed.
401 BCE

Sophocles' tragedy 'Oedipus at Colonus' is first performed.