For almost 50 years, Sophocles was the most celebrated playwright in the dramatic competitions of the city-state of Athens that took place during the religious festivals of the Lenaea and the Dionysia.
I nästan 50 år var Sofokles den mest prisbelönte dramatikern i de dramatiska tävlingar som ägde rum i stadsstaten Aten under de religiösa högtiderna i Lenaea och Dionysia.