5th century BC

The 5th century BC started the first day of 500 BC and ended the last day of 401 BC. It was the golden age of Classical Greece when it became powerful, won the Greco-Persian wars and entered the Peloponnesian War.

Events

Sophocles is born.

Millennia
1st millennium BC
Centuries
6th century BC 5th century BC 4th century BC
Timelines
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Decades
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