534

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Cite This Source

Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

January 1 — Decimus Theodorius Paulinus is appointed consul (the last to hold this office in the West).
November 16 — A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published.
Gelimer surrenders to Byzantine general Belisarius, after spending a miserable winter in the mountains of Numidia. The Vandal kingdom of North Africa ends, and the provinces return to the Byzantine Empire.
Malta becomes a Byzantine province (until 870).

Europe

Toledo becomes the capital of the Visigoths in Spain.
The Frankish kings Cothar I and Childebert I overthrow Godomar, king of the Burgundians, and end the Kingdom of Burgundy.
Cynric becomes the King of Wessex.
Theodahad becomes king of the Ostrogoths.

Births

Deaths

October 2 — Athalaric, king of the Ostrogoths
Anthemius of Tralles, mathematician and architect (approximate date)
Cerdic, first king of West Saxons
Theuderic I of Austrasia (or 533)

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia © 2001-2006 Wikipedia contributors (Disclaimer)
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Last updated on Sunday February 10, 2008 at 01:16:03 PST (GMT -0800)
View this article at Wikipedia.org - Edit this article at Wikipedia.org - Donate to the Wikimedia Foundation