6th century in poetry
at its height as the Arabic language emerges as a literary language.Poets
Europe
Poets
Listed in order by year of birth, if known or estimated:
- Aneirin, a Brythonic Bard, flourishes in Cumbria toward the end of the century
- Arator, of Liguria, writing in Latin
- Sigisteus, Vandal count, patron of Parthenius and a poet himself
- Parthenius, patronized by the Vandal Count Sigisteus
- Jacob of Serugh, writing in Syriac
- Blossius Aemilius Dracontius of Carthage, a Latin poet
- Magnus Felix Ennodius, Bishop of Pavia and poet, writing in Latin
- Coluthus of Lycopolis, writing in Greek
- Venantius Fortunatus, Latin poet and hymnodist from Northern Italy
- Myrddin Wyllt, semi- legendary Welsh poet and prophet living in Scotland
- Taliesin, the earliest definitely identified Welsh poet
- Chilperic I Frankish king of Neustria and a Latin poet
- Saint Columbanus, Hiberno-Latin poet and writer
Works
- Taliesin, whose work has survived in a Middle Welsh manuscript, the Book of Taliesin.
- 544 - Arator declaims his poem De Actibus Apostolorum in the Church of San Pietro-in-Vinculi
Byzantine Empire
Poets
Poets
Poets
- Su Xiaoxiao, famous Chinese courtesan and poet. Famous for writing the poem of Xhue Cheng.
Timeline
- 500 - Procopius born about this year
- 501 Su Xiaoxiao died, famous Chinese courtesan and poet
- 505 - Blossius Aemilius Dracontius born about this year of Carthage, a Latin poet
- 520 - Zuhayr born, Arabic pre-Islamic poet
- 521
- * July 17 - Magnus Felix Ennodius died, Bishop of Pavia and poet, writing in Latin
- * November - Jacob of Serugh died, writing in Syriac
- 525 - Antarah ibn Shaddad born Arabic poet and warrior from Najd
- 530 - Venantius Fortunatus born, Latin poet and hymnodist from Northern Italy
- 534 - Taliesin born about this year, the earliest identified Welsh poet
- 536 - Agathias born about this year ; Ancient Greek poet and historian
- 539 - Chilperic I born Frankish king of Neustria and a Latin poet
- 543 - Saint Columbanus, Hiberno-Latin poet and writer
- 544 - Arator declaims his poem De Actibus Apostolorum in the Church of San Pietro-in-Vinculi
- 554 - 'Abid ibn al-Abris died about this year; Arabic poet
- 560:
- * Samaw'al ibn 'Adiya died about this year; Jewish poet writing in Arabic
- * Labīd born this year ; Arabic poet
- 565 - Procopius died
- 570 - Maymun Ibn Qays Al-a'sha born
- 584
- * - Chilperic I died Frankish king of Neustria and a Latin poet
- * Amr ibn Kulthum died about this year; Arabic poet
- 599 - Taliesin died about this year, the earliest identified Welsh poet
Decades and years
