His first plays were written later than, or contemporary with, those of Aeschylus and earlier than, or contemporary with, those of Euripides. 497/6 – winter 406/5 BC) is one of three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived. Sophocles ( / ˈ s ɒ f ə k l iː z/ Ancient Greek: Σοφοκλῆς, pronounced c.
