Year:
between 468 and 463 BC
Scripts:
Genres:
Tragedy
Medium of performance:
Fully Staged Play
Languages:
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
People involved:
(Dramatist)
Known from:
Venues and occasions:
Theatre of Dionysus (Athens, Attica) -
City Dionysia
Production notes:
It is recorded, in the Life of Sophocles, that Sophocles competed against Choerilus; given that Choerilus' first competition was 523/0 BC and Sophocles' in 468 BC this seems unlikely. The dates given here are the first five years of Sophocles' career.