Sophocles's
Ajax (
Aias, ) is a Greek tragedy written in the 5th century BC. The date of
Ajax's first performance is unknown and may never be found, but most scholars regard it as an early work, c. 450 - 430 BC (J. Moore, 2). It chronicles the fate of the warrior
Ajax after the events of the
Iliad, but before the end of the
Trojan War.