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Contents

Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

Europe

Africa

Asia

By Topic

Arts and Sciences

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

★ Justinian, later Byzantine emperor, marries Theodora.

Europe

★ Hilderic becomes king of the Vandals.

Africa

★ Leptis Magna is sacked by Berber raiders.

Asia

★ Seong becomes king of Baekje.

By Topic

Arts and Sciences

★ Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius writes the ''Consolations of philosophy''.

Religion

★ August 13 — Pope John I succeeds Pope Hormisdas as the 53rd pope.

Births

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Deaths

★ February 1 — Brigid of Ireland (Saint)

★ August 6 — Pope Hormisdas

★ October 24 — St. Aretas, leader of the Christian community in Yemen (executed)

★ Thrasamund, king of Vandals and Alans

★ Philoxenus of Mabbog, Syrian theologian

★ Muryeong of Baekje

★ Sigismund, king of the Burgundians

★ Thrasamund, king of the Vandals