6th century BC in poetry
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| Centuries in poetry |
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| Decades in poetry |
| Centuries |
| Dates in this period are often estimated or disputed |
Ancient Greece
Poets (by date of birth)
- Anacreon (c. 570–c.485 BCE), Teos[1]
- Xenophanes of Colophon (c. 570–c.478 BCE)[2]
- Phocylides (b. c. 560 BCE)
- Simonides of Ceos (c. 556–469 BCE)
- Hipponax of Ephesus (fl. 540 BCE)
- Aeschylus (525–456 BCE)
- Pindar (c. 522/518 in Cynoscephalae - 443 BCE in Argos)
- Bacchylides (b. c. 507 BCE)
Dates unknown:
- Ibycus, flourished in Rhegium
- Aesop
- Theognis of Megara
- Corinna
Works
Middle East
Poets
Works
China
Poets (by date of birth)
Works
India
Poets
- Approximate date of Vyasa
Works
- Approximate date of the Mahabharata
References
- ^ "Anacreon | Greek poet". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ McKirahan, Richard D. (2011). Philosophy Before Socrates (Second Edition): An Introduction with Texts and Commentary: An Introduction with Texts and Commentary. Hackett Publishing. p. 58. ISBN 9781603846127.