View source for 534 BC

==== Europe ====
* [[Lucius Tarquinius Superbus]] becomes the seventh king of Rome, after murdering his predecessor [[Servius Tullius]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}}
* Competitions for tragedy are instituted at the City Dionysia festival in [[Athens]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}}
* The [[Etruscan civilization|Etruscan]] founded the city of Felsina, that later will become the modern city of [[Bologna]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}}