6th century BC in poetry explained

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

• Ode to Polycrates

Middle East

Poets

• Jeremiah of Anathoth, writing in Hebrew

Works

• • • Psalms Book of Jeremiah Book of Lamentations

China

Works

India

Poets

• Approximate date of Vyasa

Works

• Approximate date of the Mahabharata

Notes and References

1. Web site: Anacreon Greek poet . Encyclopedia Britannica . 4 July 2019 . en.
2. Book: McKirahan . Richard D. . Philosophy Before Socrates (Second Edition): An Introduction with Texts and Commentary: An Introduction with Texts and Commentary . 2011 . Hackett Publishing . 9781603846127 . 58 . en.