2nd century BC in poetry
# 2nd century BC in poetry

## China

### Poets (by date of birth)

* Jia Yi (200 - 168 BCE)
* Sima Xiangru (179-117 BCE), Western Han
* Sima Qian (145 - ? BCE)

## South Asia

### Poets

* Approximate time of Tiruvalluvar (300 - 100 BCE), writing in Tamil

### Works

Compilation of the Pathinenmaelkanakku (Eighteen Major Anthology Series) of early Tamil poetry.

## Mediterranean world

### Poets (by date of birth)

* Antipater of Sidon
* Lucius Afranius (poet)

### Works

* likely latest date for the Book of Proverbs, written in Hebrew
