2nd century BC in poetry

Centuries in poetry
Decades in poetry
  • 90s
  • 80s
  • 70s
  • 60s
  • 50s
  • 40s
  • 30s
  • 20s
  • 10s
  • 00s
Centuries
  • 3rd century BC
  • 2nd century BC
  • 1st century BC
Dates in this period are often estimated or disputed

China

Poets (by date of birth)

  • Jia Yi (200 - 168 BCE)
  • Sima Xiangru (179-117 BCE), Western Han
  • Sima Qian (145 - ? BCE)

South Asia

Poets

  • Approximate time of Tiruvalluvar (300 - 100 BCE), writing in Tamil

Works

Compilation of the Pathinenmaelkanakku (Eighteen Major Anthology Series) of early Tamil poetry.

Mediterranean world

Poets (by date of birth)

  • Antipater of Sidon
  • Lucius Afranius (poet)[1]

Works

  • likely latest date for the Book of Proverbs, written in Hebrew

References

  1. ^ "Lucius Afranius - Oxford Reference". www.oxfordreference.com. Retrieved 4 July 2019.