5th century BC - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Millennium: 1st millennium BC
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The 5th century BC started the first day of 500 BC and ended the last day of 401 BC. The ancient Greeks became powerful in this time and won the Greco-Persian wars.

Sophocles is born.