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Chronology of Important Dates
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| DATE (B.C) | SOPHOCLES' LIFE | SOPHOCLES' AGE | | 525 | | Birth of Aeschylus | | 497-
6 | Sophocles born in Colonus | | | 490 | | Persian defeat at Marathon | | 490 | | Birth of Pericles | | 485-4 | | Birth
of Euripides | | 480 | | Persian defeat at Thermophylae and Salamis | | 479 | | Persian defeat at Plataea | | 468 | First victory in tragic competition | | | 456-5 | | Aeschylus' death | | 447-32 | | Construction of the Parthenon | | ? 440s | Ajax presented | | | 443-2 | Service as imperial treasurer | | | ? 442 | Antigone presented | | | 441-439 | Elected general | | | ? 430s | Trachinae presented | | | 431 | | Start of Peloponnesian War: Athens vs. Sparta | | 429 | | Pericles' death | | ? 429-425 | Oedipus Rex presented | | | 428-7 | | Birth of Plato | | ? 420s | Electra presented | | | 415-3 | | Athens' unsuccessful expedition against Syracuse | | 413 | Service as special state commissioner | | | 409 | Philoctetes presented | | | ? 406 | | Euripides' death | | 406-5 | Sophocles' death | | | 404 | | Fall of Athens,
end of war | | 401 | Oedipus at Colonus presented posthumously | | | 399 | | Socrates' death |
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