Sophocles

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published on 28 September 2013
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A bust of Sophocles (497/6 - 406 BCE) the Greek tragic poet and author of such masterpieces of Greek Tragedy as 'Oedipus the King'. Second half of the 1st century BCE. (Vatican Museums, Rome)

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is a full-time writer, researcher, historian, and editor. Special interests include art, architecture, and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the WHE Publishing Director.

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Cartwright, M. (2013, September 28). Sophocles. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1443/sophocles/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Sophocles." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 28, 2013. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1443/sophocles/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Sophocles." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 28 Sep 2013. Web. 22 Dec 2024.

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