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| 414 BC by topic | |
| Politics | |
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| Gregorian calendar | 414 BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 340 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -2257 – -2256 |
| Berber calendar | 537 |
| Buddhist calendar | 131 |
| Burmese calendar | -1051 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5095 – 5096 |
| Chinese calendar | [[Sexagenary cycle|]]年 (2223/2283) — to —
[[Sexagenary cycle|]]年(2224/2284) |
| Coptic calendar | -697 – -696 |
| Ethiopian calendar | -421 – -420 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3347 – 3348 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | -358 – -357 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2688 – 2689 |
| Holocene calendar | 9587 |
| Iranian calendar | 1035 BP – 1034 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 1067 BH – 1066 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 1920 |
| Thai solar calendar | 130 |
Events
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Greece
- Athens responds to appeals from its general, Nicias, by sending out 73 vessels to Sicily under the command of Demosthenes to assist Nicias and his forces with the siege of Syracuse.
- The Athenian army moves to capture Syracuse while the larger fleet of Athenian ships blocks the approach to the city from the sea. After some initial success, the Athenian troops become disorganised in the chaotic night operation and are thoroughly routed by Gylippus, the Spartan commander. The Athenian commander Lamachus is killed. Nicias, although ill, is left in sole charge of the siege of Syracuse.
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Drama
- Aristophanes' play The Birds is performed.
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