SOPHOCLES, the celebrated Greek tragic poet, was archon or chief magistrate of Athens; in which station he commanded the forces of the republic, and signalized himself by his valour on several occasions. Of 100 tragedies which he is supposed to have written, only seven have been preserved to our time: they are translated into Latin, with the Greek Scholia, by our countryman Johnson, and into English by Dr. Franklin. Sophocles died about 406 B. C. aged 91.