5th century BC

Also known as 5th BCE, Fifth century BC, 5th Century B.C., 5th century BCE, 5th-century BC

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Instance of: century
Part of: 1st millennium BC
Has part: 440s BC
Followed by: 4th century BC
Follows: 6th century BC

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start time: 0500-00-00
end time: 0401-00-00
category for births in this time period: Category:5th-century BC births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:5th-century BC deaths
Commons category: 5th century BC
topic's main category: Category:5th century BC
P13311: Basel
point in time: 0500-01-01

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The 5th century BC started the first day of 500 BC and ended the last day of 401 BC.

The Parthenon in Athens, a symbol of Ancient Greece and Western Philosophy. This century saw the establishment of Pataliputra as a capital of the Magadha Empire. This city would later become the ruling capital of different Indian kingdoms for about a thousand years. This period saw the rise of two great philosophical schools of the east, Jainism and Buddhism. This period saw Mahavira and Buddha spreading their respective teachings in the northern plains of India. This essentially changed the socio-cultural and political dynamics of the region of South Asia. Buddhism would later go on to become one of the major world religions.

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