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496 BCE
Born
Sophocles was born in 496 BCE -
441 BCE
Wrote Ajax
Based on the plot of the trojan war, Ajax is written -
406 BCE
Died
Sophocles died in 406 BCE -
442
Wrote Antigone
Antigone, daughter of Oedipus was willing to go through the death penalty if it meant she would be allowed to bury her brother's body. Due to her uncle hesitating because of family ties he put her in a cell. She learned that she wouldn't be able to after she got out so she killed herself in her cell,then her nephew followed suit followed by her parents.