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Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

Europe

By Topic

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

★ April — Belisarius, a general in the service of Justinian I, lands in Italy

★ Belisarius takes Naples.

★ 9 December — Belisarius enters in Rome.

★ St. Sophia Basilica, Constantinople, completed (begun in 532)

Europe

★ The Franks invade Provence.

★ Witiges succeeds Theodahad as ruler of the Ostrogoths.

By Topic

★ June 1 or June 8 — Pope Silverius succeeds Pope Agapitus I.

★ Synod of Constantinople: Bishops acknowledge supremacy of the emperor in church matters.

★ Anthimus is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople in favour of Mennas.

Births

★ Agathias, Greek poet and historian

★ Evagrius Scholasticus, church historian (or 537)

★ Empress Dowager Li Ezi

Deaths

★ April 22 — Pope Agapetus I

★ Theodahad, king of the Ostrogoths (assassinated)

★ Mundus, Byzantine general (killed in battle in Dalmatia)