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What was happening when antigone was created?

Antigone was written in a time of national fervour, which meant they had strong beliefs which they stuck by. Philosophy was becoming increasingly popular and there was rise of tension between Athens and Sparta which eventually lead to the Peloponnesian War. This shakes the athenian democracy as their loss of the war encouraged men like Socrates and Plato, to abandon the democracy.

Was its creation influenced by any specific events?

I couldn't find one particular event that influenced the play, however when the play was being written, the teaching of the sophists was becoming more rare. Sophists were people who were godless and concerned with rationality, this is represented by Creon in the play, who puts his power and reputation before his own family. Antigone represents the traditional values of compassion and moral value.