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Contents

Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

Europe

Asia

By Topic

Arts and Sciences

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

★ January 11 — Nika riots in Constantinople; the cathedral is destroyed. They are put down a sennight later by Belisarius and Mundus; up to 30,000 people are killed in the Hippodrome.

★ Justinian I orders the building of a new cathedral — begin of the construction of the Hagia Sophia.

★ Justinian signs a peace treaty with the Sassanian shah Chosroes I.

Europe

★ Franks invade the kingdom of Burgundy.

Asia

★ Xiao Wu Di succeeds An Ding Wang in Northern China.

★ Silla conquers Geumgwan Gaya on the Korean peninsula.

By Topic

Arts and Sciences

★ First year in which Anno Domini calendar is used for numbering the years.

Births

★ Áedán mac Gabráin, king of Dál Riata (approximate date)

★ Xiao Mohe

Deaths

★ October 17 — Pope Boniface II

★ Erzhu Shilong

★ Erzhu Tianguang

★ Emperor Jiemin of Northern Wei

★ Yuan Lang

★ Yuan Ye