Ennodius died (born 474 – July 17, 521), Bishop of Pavia and poet, writing in Latin November – Jacob of Serugh died (born 451), writing in Syriac 525 – Antarah ibn Shaddad born (died 608) Arabic poet and warrior from Najd 530 – Venantius Fortunatus born (c. 530 – c. 600), Latin poet and hymnodist from Northern Italy 534 – Taliesin born about this year (died c. 599), the earliest identified Welsh poet 536 – Agathias born about this year (died 582/594); Ancient Greek poet and historian 539 – Chilperic I born (died September 584) Frankish king of Neustria and a Latin poet 543 – Saint Columbanus (died 615), Hiberno-Latin poet and writer 544 – Arator declaims his poem De Actibus Apostolorum in the Church of San Pietro-in-Vinculi 554 – 'Abid ibn al-Abris died about this year; Arabic poet 560: Samaw'al ibn 'Adiya died about this year; Jewish poet writing in Arabic Labīd born this year (died 661); Arabic poet 565 – Procopius died (born about 500) 570 – Maymun Ibn Qays Al-a'sha born (died 625) 584 (September) – Chilperic I died (born 539) Frankish king of Neustria and a Latin poet Amr ibn Kulthum died about this year; Arabic poet 599 – Taliesin died about this year (born c. 534), the earliest identified Welsh poet Decades and years References 6th-century poems 06 Poetry