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468 BCE: Sophocles begins career as playwright in Athens

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447 BCE: Construction begins on the Parthenon in Athens.

Parthenon, Athens location
433 BCE: Completion of the Parthenon in Athens.

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431 BCE: Euripedes composes *Medea* play

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430 BCE: First performance of Sophocles' play, *Oedipus the King*.

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1816: British Museum acquires the Elgin Marbles

Parthenon, Athens location
British Museum, London, England, UK location