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Contents

Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

Europe

Asia

Americas

By Topic

Arts and Sciences

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

★ January 16 — Gothic War (535–552): The Ostrogoths, under King Totila, conquer Rome after a long siege, by bribing the Isaurian garrison.

★ Silk producing technology reaches Constantinople (approximate date).

Europe

★ The Franks conquer the Thuringii (approximate date).

Asia

★ End of the Eastern Wei Dynasty and beginning of the Northern Qi Dynasty in northern China. Northern Qi Wen Xuan Di is the first ruler of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

Americas

★ Construction of the acropolis of Quiriguá begins (approximate date).

By Topic

Arts and Sciences

★ Hindu mathematicians give zero a numeral representation in a positional notation system.

★ Procopius writes "Secret History" (approximate date).

Religion

★ The main redaction of Babylonian Talmud is completed under Rabbis Ravina and Ashi (approximate date)

★ Carriaric, king of the Suevi, converts to Catholicism

★ In Ireland, the Diocese of Tuam is erected

Births

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Deaths

★ Buddhapalita, Indian Madhyamaka Scholar