Editing 514 BC

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The year '''514 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|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 Zixu|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 [[tyrannicide]]s (τυραννοκτόνοι) after killing the Peisistratid ruler [[Hipparchus (brother of Hippias)|Hipparchus]], and were the preeminent symbol of democracy to ancient Athenians.
*[[Hipparchus (brother of Hippias)|Hipparchus]],  a member of the ruling class of [[Athens]]. He was one of the sons of [[Peisistratus]].
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