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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 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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SOPHOCLES
Christy EichlinDecember 3, 2013
Born in Colonus
Hippius 496 BC Son of wealthy
merchant Sophillus Traditional aristocratic
education Married twice with sons Died in 405 BC
LIFE
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
CAREER IN DRAMA
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
“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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