Sophocles is famous because he was one of the best tragedians of his time and he wrote over 100 plays. He won over 27 drama competitions in the Athenian theatre and never placed lower then second in any drama competition.
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Sophocles. Among others, Sophocles wrote some of the most famous works, still studied in high schools and colleges to this day.
Oedipus and Antigone - generally known as the Theban plays
Sophocles, the author of the play, speaks through the oracle.
Sophocles lived in ancient Greece around the time 496 BCE - 406 BCE.
Yes Sophocles and Euripides were two great play writers.