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514 BC - definition of 514 BC in Encyclopedia (221 words) |
 | March 12, 515 BC - Construction is completed on the Temple in Jerusalem. |
 | 514 BC -- King Helu of Wu established "Great City of Helu", the ancient name for Suzhou, as his capital in China. |
 | 510 BC -- End of reign of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, last king of the traditional seven Kings of Rome. |
| Harmodius and Aristogeiton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1149 words) |
 | Harmodius (circa 530 BC - 514 BC) and Aristogeiton (circa 550 BC - 514 BC), known as "the Liberators" and "the Tyrannicides", became heroes in Athens through their role in the overthrow of the Tyranny of the Peisistratid family. |
 | In 514 BC Hipparchus sought the sexual favours of Harmodius, who was, the historian Thucydides tells us, "then in the flower of youthful beauty," which would have made him about 15. |
 | In 346 BC, for example, the politician Timarchus was prosecuted (for political reasons) on the grounds that he had been a prostitute. |