Classics 095: Greek
Tragedy
Euripides
- Born 484
- First competition in 455 (he came in third)
- 442: his first first prize
- 92 plays total: only four first prizes
- Nonetheless he was the "most popular" of the three tragedians
after his death
- Died in 407/406 in Macedon at the court of King Archelaos
- Reported to have been:
- Killed by hunting dogs
- Or torn apart by women