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Contents

Events

By Place

Europe

Asia

The Americas

By Topic

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Europe

★ Sisebut succeeds Gundemar as king of the Visigoths.

★ Theuderic II becomes king of Austrasia.

Asia

★ Battle of Salsu River. Sui force attacks Goguryeo with a much larger force of over 300,000 but is thwarted by General Ulji Moonduk and only 2,700 Sui troops survive.

The Americas

★ Sac K'uk' succeeds Aj Ne' Ohl Mat as ruler of Palenque.

By Topic

Religion

★ Saint Columbanus moves to Italy to establish the monastery of Bobbio (approximate date).

★ The Holy Sponge is brought to Constantinople from Palestine.

Births

★ May 3 — Heraclius Constantine, first son of Byzantine Emperor Heraclius, and himself a future Emperor

★ Oswiu, king of Northumbria

Deaths

★ Aj Ne' Ohl Mat, king of Palenque.

★ Berthe, wife of Ethelbert of Kent.

★ Eudokia, first wife of Heraclius.

★ Gundemar, king of the Visigoths.

★ Pacal I, king of Palenque.

★ Priskos, Byzantine general.

★ Saint Mungo (approximate date).

★ Theudebert II, king of Austrasia.