Debatepedia partners with The People Speak Global Debates and the The National Debate Series: Boston (Nov. 10)
Debate Digest Nov 24th: Trying 9/11 terror suspects in NYC courts | Ruffles50 has been working on Ban on smoking on public places

From Debatepedia

Template:CenturyBCbox (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium)

Overview

The 5th and 6th centuries BCE are a period of philosophical brilliance among advanced civilizations. Ancient Greek philosophy develops during the 5th century BCE, setting the foundation for Western ideology. In Athens and elsewhere in the Mediterranean world, the 5th century marks a high point in the development of political institutions, art, architecture,and literature.

Events

• Demotic becomes the dominant script of ancient Egypt
• Persians invade Greece twice (Persian Wars)
• Battle of Marathon (490)
• 486 BCE First Buddist Council at Rejgaha, under the patronage of King Ajatasattu. Oral tradition established for the first time.

Significant persons

• Pythagoras of Samos, Greek mathematician. See Pythagorean theorem. (582 - 496 BCE).
• Gautama Buddha, founding figure of Buddhism (ca. 563 - 483 BCE).
• Confucius, founding figure of Confucianism (551 - 479 BCE).
• Aeschylus of Athens, playwright (525 - 456 BCE).
• Darius I, King of Persia (reigned 521 - 485 BCE).
• Sophocles of Athens, playwright (496 - 406 BCE).
• Pericles of Athens, politician (ca. 495 - 429 BCE).
• Herodotus of Halicarnassus, historian (ca. 485 BCE).
• Euripides of Athens, playwright (ca. 480 - 406 BCE).
• Socrates of Athens, philosopher (470 - 399 BCE).
• Aristophanes of Athens, playwright (ca. 446 - 385 BCE).
• Darius II, king of Persia (reigned 423-404 BCE)
• Ezra and Nehemiah active in Judea.
• Tollund Man, Human sacrifice victim on the Jutland Peninsula in Denmark, possibly the earliest known evidence for worship of Odin.
• Empedocles
• Zengzi, 505-436, student of Confucius, wrote Great Learning

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

• Cast iron is first used in Wu.

Decades and years

Template:DecadesAndYearsBCEaf:5de eeu v.C. bg:5 век пр.н.е. ca:Segle V aC da:5. århundrede f.Kr. de:5. Jahrhundert v. Chr. el:5ος αιώνας π.Χ. es:Siglo V adC eo:5-a jarcento a.K. fr:Ve siècle av. J.-C. ko:기원전 5세기 hr:5. stoljeće p.n.e. io:5ma yar-cento aK it:V secolo a.C. he:המאה ה-5 לפנה"ס lb:5. Joerhonnert v. Chr. nl:5e eeuw v. Chr. ja:紀元前5世紀 no:5. århundre f.Kr. pl:V wiek p.n.e. pt:Século V a.C. ru:V век до н. э. scn:Sèculu V a.C. sl:5. stoletje pr. n. št. sr:5. век пне. sv:400-talet f.Kr. tt:MA 5. yöz uk:5 століття до Р.Х. zh:前5世紀