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484 BCE
Birth
Born in Athens, Ancient Greece -
455 BCE
Begins career as playwright
Puts a series of plays on stage for the first time -
441 BCE
First participation in a dramatic festival
First victory in a festival to honor the god Dionysus -
438 BCE
Alcestis
Satyr play -
431 BCE
Medea
Best know play -
426 BCE
Andromache
Set in aftermath of the Trojan War -
425 BCE
Hecuba
The tragedy of the Trojan Queen -
418 BCE
Electra
Revenge play -
408 BCE
Leaves Athens
Accepts invitation of the king of Macedonia and leaves Athens for good -
406 BCE
Death
Macedonia, Ancient Greece
