Timeline: Euripides Timeline

484 BCE

Euripides is Born

Euripides is born in Athens, Greece, in 484 BC. He is born into a well-off family.

455 BCE

Chosen for Dramatic Festival

For the first time, Euripides has the honor of being chosen for the Dionysia festival in Athens.

441 BCE

First Dramatic Festival Victory

Euripides wins his first Dionysia festival.

438 BCE

Euripides Writes Alcestis

Euripides' oldest surviving work, Alcestis was a tragedy written in 438 BC that received second prize at Athens' Dionysia festival.

431 BCE

Euripides Writes Medea

Euripides' most famous work in the modern world, Medea is a play about Medea's revenge on Jason, after Jason abandoned her and their children to marry another woman. It only won third prize in the 431 BC Dionysia festival.

416 BCE

Genre Changes

Romantic Tragedies and Tragicomedies are written more frequently by Euripides.

415 BCE

Style of Lyrics Change

Euripides' lyrics become more emotional and extravagant compared to his previous works.

415 BCE

Euripides Writes Trojan Women

Considered as one of Euripides greatest works, Trojan Women is an anti-war play about Hecuba, Andromache, Cassandra,and the remaining Trojan women after their city has been sacked and their husbands have been killed.

412 BCE

Euripides Writes Cyclops

The only surviving play from Greek theater, Cyclops describes Odysseus' encounter with the Cyclops in his years-long quest to return to Ithaca after the Trojan War.

408 BCE