514 BC

514 BC in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	514 BC; DXIII BC
Ab urbe condita	240
Ancient Egypt era	XXVII dynasty, 12
- Pharaoh	Darius I of Persia, 8
Ancient Greek era	66th Olympiad, year 3
Assyrian calendar	4237
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−1106
Berber calendar	437
Buddhist calendar	31
Burmese calendar	−1151
Byzantine calendar	4995–4996
Chinese calendar	丙戌年 (Fire Dog); 2183 or 2123; — to —; 丁亥年 (Fire Pig); 2184 or 2124
Coptic calendar	−797 – −796
Discordian calendar	653
Ethiopian calendar	−521 – −520
Hebrew calendar	3247–3248
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−457 – −456
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2587–2588
Holocene calendar	9487
Iranian calendar	1135 BP – 1134 BP
Islamic calendar	1170 BH – 1169 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	1820
Minguo calendar	2425 before ROC; 民前2425年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1981
Thai solar calendar	29–30
Tibetan calendar	阳火狗年; (male Fire-Dog); −387 or −768 or −1540; — to —; 阴火猪年; (female Fire-Pig); −386 or −767 or −1539

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	7th century BC; 6th century BC ; 5th century BC;
Decades:	530s BC; 520s BC; 510s BC; 500s BC; 490s BC;
Years:	517 BC; 516 BC; 515 BC; 514 BC; 513 BC; 512 BC; 511 BC;

The year 514 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 240 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 514 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Asia

Suzhou City in China was founded by Wu Zixu
King Helu of Wu ascends to the throne of Wu in Zhou Dynasty China. He establishes Suzhou as his capital.
Darius I leads his Persian army across the Bosphorus and campaigns unsuccessfully against the Scythians on the Danube.

Deaths

Harmodius and Aristogeiton, two men from ancient Athens who became known as the Tyrannicides (τυραννοκτόνοι) after killing the Peisistratid tyrant Hipparchus, and were the preeminent symbol of democracy to ancient Athenians.
Hipparchus (son of Peisistratos), a member of the ruling class of Athens. He was one of the sons of Peisistratos.

References

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Gregorian calendar	514 BC DXIII BC
Ab urbe condita	240
Ancient Egypt era	XXVII dynasty, 12
- Pharaoh	Darius I of Persia, 8
Ancient Greek era	66th Olympiad, year 3
Assyrian calendar	4237
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−1106
Berber calendar	437
Buddhist calendar	31
Burmese calendar	−1151
Byzantine calendar	4995–4996
Chinese calendar	丙戌年 (Fire Dog) 2183 or 2123 — to — 丁亥年 (Fire Pig) 2184 or 2124
Coptic calendar	−797 – −796
Discordian calendar	653
Ethiopian calendar	−521 – −520
Hebrew calendar	3247–3248
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−457 – −456
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2587–2588
Holocene calendar	9487
Iranian calendar	1135 BP – 1134 BP
Islamic calendar	1170 BH – 1169 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	1820
Minguo calendar	2425 before ROC 民前2425年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1981
Thai solar calendar	29–30
Tibetan calendar	阳火狗年 (male Fire-Dog) −387 or −768 or −1540 — to — 阴火猪年 (female Fire-Pig) −386 or −767 or −1539

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