Nauplius

Year: 
between 468 and 406 BC
Genres: 
Tragedy
Medium of performance: 
Fully Staged Play
Languages: 
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
People involved: 
(Dramatist)
Venues and occasions: 
Production notes: 
This play has the full titles: Nauplius sails in (katapleon) or Nauplius lights a fire (Pyrkaeus). The titles may refer to the same play or to two separate plays. We do not know when this play (or plays) was first produced. The date range given here is based on Sophocles' first competition (Mar. Par) and his last (Life of Euripides 2). It is assumed here that the play would have been performed in Athens.

How to cite this ancient performance

Nauplius, accessed at http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/ancient-performance/performance/656 <24 December 2024>