His mantle was taken up by the playwrights Sophocles, who wrote Antigone ... The leading comic author of Athens, Aristophanes, did not produce his first play until 427 BC, two years after Pericles ...

His pupil, Sophocles went on to add a third actor ... built in the shadow of the Acropolis in Athens at the beginning of the 5th century, but theatres proved to be so popular they soon spread ...

He is searching for his place to die. As he is near Athens, he seeks out Theseus, King of Athens, and asks him if he may be allowed to stay, die and be buried at Colonus. But Creon wants Oedipus ...

Thousands of people packed the hillside arena of ancient Athens to watch plays by famous writers like Sophocles, Euripides and Aeschylus. The Greeks also celebrated the arts with big festivals.

Places to visit in Athens are a testament to the city’s ... of Dionysus and imagine the masterpieces of Euripedes and Sophocles—Athens will keep you on your toes. Startling beauty amidst ...