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Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

Europe

Asia

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

★ August 20 — Battle of Yarmuk — Byzantine Empire loses Syria to the Arabs.

Europe

★ Rothari marries queen Gundeparga, becomes king of the Lombards.

Asia

★ The Arabs invade Persia

★ City of Basra Iraq founded on a canal by caliph Omar.

★ The Xumi Pagoda of Zhengding, China, is built during the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang.

Births

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Deaths

★ April 4 — Isidore of Seville, scholar

★ Arioald, king of the Lombards