1st century BC in poetry
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (July 2019) |
| Centuries in poetry |
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| Decades in poetry |
| Centuries |
| Dates in this period are often estimated or disputed |
Roman republic/Roman empire
Poets (by date of birth)
- Lucretius (94 - 49 BCE)
- Catullus (84 -54 BCE)
- Virgil (Oct. 15, 70 - Sept. 21, 19 BCE)
- Gallus (69 - 26 BC), Egypt
- Horace (Dec. 8, 65 - Nov. 27, 8 BC)
- Tibullus (54 - 19 BCE)
- Propertius (50 - 15/2 BCE), Bevagna
- Ovid (Mar 20, 43 BCE - 17 CE)
Unknown Date:
- Sulpicia[1] - the only woman poet of Ancient Rome whose works survive
- Meleager of Gadara
Works
- Meleager of Gadara gathers an anthology of short poems and epigrams that would become the basis for the Greek Anthology
South Asia
Works
- The Pali Canon is first written down (estimated)
- The Tolkappiyam, a Tamil grammar written in verse
China
Poets (by year of birth)
- Yang Xiong (53 BCE - 18 CE)
Korea
Poets (by year of birth)
- Yuri of Goguryeo, (reigned c. 17 BCE to 18 CE)
References
- ^ Plant, Ian Michael (2004). Women Writers of Ancient Greece and Rome: An Anthology. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 106. ISBN 9780806136219.