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.

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	6th century BC · 5th century BC · 4th century BC
Decades:	490s BC 480s BC 470s BC 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC 410s BC 400s BC
Categories:	Births – Deaths Establishments – Disestablishments

Events

Sophocles is born.

5th Century BC Media

• The Parthenon in Athens.jpg

  The Parthenon in Athens, a symbol of Ancient Greece and Western Philosophy.

• East-Hem 500bc.jpg

  Map of the Eastern Hemisphere in 500 BC, the beginning of the fifth century BC.

• World in 400 BCE.png

  Map of the world in 400 BC, the end of the fifth century BC.