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Euripides Timeline

By Ryan Ar.
  • 484 BCE

    Euripides is Born

    Euripides is born in Athens, Greece, in 484 BC. He is born into a well-off family.
  • 455 BCE

    Chosen for Dramatic Festival

    For the first time, Euripides has the honor of being chosen for the Dionysia festival in Athens.
  • 441 BCE

    First Dramatic Festival Victory

    Euripides wins his first Dionysia festival.
  • 438 BCE

    Euripides Writes Alcestis

    Euripides' oldest surviving work, Alcestis was a tragedy written in 438 BC that received second prize at Athens' Dionysia festival.
  • 431 BCE

    Euripides Writes Medea

    Euripides' most famous work in the modern world, Medea is a play about Medea's revenge on Jason, after Jason abandoned her and their children to marry another woman. It only won third prize in the 431 BC Dionysia festival.
  • 416 BCE

    Genre Changes

    Romantic Tragedies and Tragicomedies are written more frequently by Euripides.
  • 415 BCE

    Style of Lyrics Change

    Euripides' lyrics become more emotional and extravagant compared to his previous works.
  • 415 BCE

    Euripides Writes Trojan Women

    Considered as one of Euripides greatest works, Trojan Women is an anti-war play about Hecuba, Andromache, Cassandra,and the remaining Trojan women after their city has been sacked and their husbands have been killed.
  • 412 BCE

    Euripides Writes Cyclops

    The only surviving play from Greek theater, Cyclops describes Odysseus' encounter with the Cyclops in his years-long quest to return to Ithaca after the Trojan War.
  • 408 BCE

    Euripides Leaves Athens

    After receiving an invitation from the king of Macedonia, Archelaus, Euripides leaves Athens.
  • 406 BCE

    Euripides Dies

    Euripides dies in Macedonia