5th century BC in poetry

Centuries in poetry: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC
Decades in poetry: 90s 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s 20s 10s 00s
Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC
NOTE THAT DATES IN THIS PERIOD ARE OFTEN ESTIMATED OR DISPUTED

Ancient Greece

Poets (by date of birth)

India

Events
  • Bimbisara, king of Magadha, hires poets to recite poems to his wife Khema describing the beauty of the monastery at which Gautama Buddha is staying in order to entice her to visit (approximate date)[9]

Citations
  1. OCD, sv Phrynicus (1)
  2. Brunet et al., 5
  3. Brunet et al, 356
  4. Brunet et al, 392
  5. Brunet et al, 107
  6. OCD, sv Critias
  7. OCD, sv Aristophanes (1)
  8. OCD, sv Phrynicus (2)
  9. Bansal, Sunita Pant (2006). On the Footsteps of Buddha. Smriti Books. p. 41. ISBN 9788187967736.

References
  • S. Brunet, R. Smith, & S. Trzaskoma (eds. & trans.) (2004) Anthology of Classical Myth: Primary Sources in Translation. Hackett Publishing Co.: Indianapolis, IN.
  • S. Hornblower, A. Spawforth, & E. Eidinow (eds.) (2012) The Oxford Classical Dictionary, 4th ed. Oxford University Press: Oxford, UK.
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