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Byzantine Empire
- General Belisarius conquers Milan and the Ostrogothic capital Ravenna.
- The Sassanids attack Daraa and capture Antioch.
- The Huns and Bulgars raid Greece.
Europe
- Ostrogoth king Witiges is succeeded by Ildibad.
- High King Custennin ap Cado of Britain is deposed and returns to Dumnonia.
By Topic
Religion
- Pope Vigilius rejects Monophysitism in letters to Emperor Justinian I and Patriarch Mennas of Constantinople.
- The former Roman senator Cassiodorus establishes a monastery, the Vivarium, on his estate in Italy. He enlists highly educated and sophisticated men to copy both sacred and secular manuscripts, intending this to be their sole occupation (approximate date).
- Benedict of Nursia writes his monastic laws.
Births
- Pope Gregory I (approximate date)
- Galswintha, wife of Chilperic I
- Myrddin Wyllt, later wild man of the woods and possible source for Merlin (approximate date)
Deaths
- Dionysius Exiguus (approximate date)
- Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths
- Empress Yifu
- Empress Yujiulü
Events
- Global environmental impact (comet?)
References
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