Sophocles Biography - Sophocles was an ancient Greek playwright, born in Colonus near Athens, Greece in 496 B.C.E. His father, Sophilus, was a rich member ... www.famousauthors.org |
Sophocles was a very attractive man. As a young boy he performed in a play, naked, with shiny skin - Sophocles gave up acting because of his weak voice ... www.sophocles.net |
Life and career Sophocles was the younger contemporary of Aeschylus... ... Ghosts, ghouls, and things that go bump in the night. ... In 440 he was elected one of the 10 stratēgoi (high executive officials who commanded the armed forces) as a ... www.britannica.com |