Sophocles
was the second of the great Athenian tragedians (Aeschylus and Euripides
being the other two). He lived during the fifth century, B.C, a time
when Athens achieved its greatest power only to lose to Sparta in the
Peloponnesian War. Though not heavily involved in politics, Sophocles
held several distinguished positions during his life. Among his works
are the Oedipus cycle (Oedipus Tyrannus, Oedipus Coloneus and
Antigone), Ajax and Philoctetes.
Source(s):
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Oxford Concise Companion to Classical Literature. ed.
Howatson and Chilvers. Oxford. New York, 1993.