In what year was 'Oedipus Rex' written?

Answer 1

Sophocles is the author of "Oedipus Rex" and "Antigone."

Specifically, the ancient Greek dramatist (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.) authored a huge number of plays during the fifth century B.C.E. He dealt with the story of disgraced Theban King Oedipus in three of his seven surviving plays. He wrote "Antigone" around 440 B.C.E. and "Oedipus Rex" some ten years later, around 430 B.C.E.

Answer 2

No later than 429 B.C.E. is the year in which Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.) wrote "Oedipus Rex."

Specifically, the play's first performance is dated to around 429 B.C.E., when the ancient Greek dramatist won second prize in a competition. The prize honored a group of plays that included "Oedipus Rex." Additionally, the play began with a plague, which ravaged Athens, where the dramatist lived, in 430 B.C.E.

Answer 3

"Oedipus Rex" was written by Sophocles around 429 BC.