1st-millennium BC births

Homer (; , ; possibly born ) was an ancient Greek poet who is widely credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Although his life and authorship remain obscure, Homer was highly revered in ancient Greek society and is considered one of the most influential authors in history.

biblical prophet associated with the Book of Joel

thumb|alt=Reproduction of a painting of a woman with a lyre and a crown of leaves|Corinna of Tanagra, , by Frederic Leighton

thumb|Fanciful portrait of Erinna from Finden's Gallery of Graces (1834) Erinna (; ) was an ancient Greek poet. She is best known for her long poem The Distaff, a 300-line hexameter lament for her childhood friend Baucis, who had died shortly after her marriage. A large fragment of this poem was discovered in 1928 at Oxyrhynchus in Egypt. Along with The Distaff, three epigrams ascribed to Erinna are known, preserved in the Greek Anthology. Biographical details about Erinna's life are uncertain. She is generally thought to have lived in the first half of the fourth century BC, though some ancie

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Iron Age bog body found in Denmark

Irish bog body from the 4th/5th century

Prime Minister of Chinese state of Chu (died 238 BC)

3rd century BC Chinese Zhao state bureaucrat and general

Acesas () was a native of Salamis in Cyprus famed for his skill in weaving cloth with variegated patterns (polymitarius).