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SOPHOCLES

SOPHOCLES. Christy Eichlin December 3, 2013. LIFE. Born in Colonus Hippius 496 BC Son of wealthy merchant Sophillus Traditional aristocratic education Married twice with sons Died in 405 BC. CAREER IN DRAMA. Competed against other poets Defeated Aeschylus Celebrated poet at 19

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SOPHOCLES

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  1. SOPHOCLES Christy Eichlin December 3, 2013

  2. LIFE • Born in ColonusHippius496 BC • Son of wealthy merchant Sophillus • Traditional aristocratic education • Married twice with sons • Died in 405 BC

  3. CAREER IN DRAMA • Competed against other poets • Defeated Aeschylus • Celebrated poet at 19 • Wrote more than 100 plays • Only 7 survived in entirety • First to add third actor • Abolished trilogic form • Transformed spirit of tragedy

  4. OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS • Led a choir in victory celebration • Served as ordained priest • Alcon • Asclepius • Elected twice to military office • Member of Board of Generals • Director of Treasury • Namesake of one of Mercury’s craters

  5. WORKS CITED • “Sophocles.” Ancient Greece. University Press, 2012. Web. 15 Nov. 2013. <http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/People/Sophocles/>. • “Sophocles.” The Literature Network. Jalic, n.d. Web. 15 Nov. 2013. <http://www.online-literature.com/sophocles/>. • “Sophocles—Biography.” The European Graduate School. European Graduate School, n.d. Web. 15 Nov. 2013. <http://www.egs.edu/library/sophocles/biography/>.

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