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Byzantine Empire

• April 19 — Belisarius is defeated at the Battle of Callinicum; Mundus briefly takes command of the army. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 5th century is the period from 401 to 500 in accordance with the Julian calendar in Anno Domini / Common Era. The 6th century is the period from 501 to 600 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. The 7th century is the period from 601 to 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends Possible timing of King Arthur 's victory over the Saxons 512 — Roman ( Byzantine) Emperor Anastasius Events and Trends Maelgwn Hir ap Cadwallon, perhaps legendary assumes the throne of Gwynedd in Great Britain (possible date Events and Trends 532 — Nika riots in Constantinople; the cathedral was destroyed Events and Trends The Eastern Roman Empire conquers Milan and the Ostrogothic capital of Ravenna in 540. Events and Trends 554, Eviction of the Ostrogoths from Rome and the re-unification of all Italy under Imperial rule Events and Trends The Byzantine conquest of Italy, completed in 560, comes to a premature end with the entrance of the Lombards, This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Events By Place Byzantine Empire February 13 — Justinian appoints a commission (including the Jurist Events By Place Byzantine Empire April 7 — The first draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in For the California area code see Area code 530 Events By Place Byzantine Empire Battle of Daras: Events By Place Byzantine Empire January 11 — Nika riots in Constantinople: The cathedral is destroyed Events By Place Byzantine Empire June 21 - Belisarius sails from Constantinople. Events By Place Byzantine Empire January 1 — Decimus Theodorius Paulinus is appointed Consul (the last to hold this Africa Vandal Kingdom - Gelimer, King of the Vandals, 530 - 534 Asia The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Flavius Belisarius (Βελισάριος (505(? – 565 was one of the greatest Generals of the Byzantine Empire and one of the most acclaimed generals in history The Battle of Callinicum took place between the armies of the Eastern Roman Empire under the command of General Belisarius and Sassanid Persians under
• Some members of the Blue and Green chariot racing factions in Constantinople are imprisoned for murder, precipitating the Nika riots the next year. Chariot racing (ἁρματοδρομία/armatodromia was one of the most popular ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine Sports Chariot Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS The Nika riots (Στάση του Νίκα or Nika revolt, took place over the course of a week in Constantinople in 532.
• The building of St. Sophia Basilica, Constantinople, is begun, and is completed in 537. Events By Place Byzantine Empire December 27 — The construction of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is completed

Europe

• Theudis succeeds Amalaric as king of the Visigoths. Theudis (in Spanish, Teudis, in Portuguese Têudis) was king of the Visigoths in Hispania from 531-548 Amalaric, or in Spanish and Portuguese, Amalarico, (502 &ndash 531 was a son of king Alaric II and of Theodegotho daughter of Theodoric The Visigoths (Visigothi, Wisigothi, Vesi, Visi, Wesi, or Wisi were one of two main branches of the Goths, an East
• The Franks and Saxons defeat the Kingdom of Thuringia. The Franks or Frankish people (Franci or gens Francorum) were West Germanic tribes first identified in the 3rd century as an Ethnic group The Saxons or Saxon people were a Confederation of Old Germanic tribes. The Free State of Thuringia (Freistaat Thüringen is located in central Germany.

Asia

• The reign of Chang Guang Wang, ruler of the Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty, ends. The Northern Wei Dynasty (北魏 Pinyin: běi wèi 386 - 534) also known as the Tuoba Wei (拓拔魏 Later Wei (後魏 or
• Khosrau I succeeds Kavadh I as king of Persia. Khosrau I or Khosrow I ( Chosroes I in classical sources most commonly known in Persian as Anushirvan, Persian انوشيروان meaning Kavadh I (b 449 r 488&ndash531 also spelled Kaveh, Kavad) son of Peroz I (457&ndash484 was the nineteenth Sassanid King of Persia from The Sassanid Empire or Sassanian Dynasty or Sassanian Dynasty (ساسانیان) is the name used for the third Iranian dynasty and the second Persian empire

Births

• Yan Zhitui, Chinese scholar, official, calligrapher, painter, musician, writer, antiquarian, and Buddhist (d. Yan Zhitui ( 531–591 was a Chinese scholar calligrapher, painter, musician and government official who served four different Chinese states during 591)

Deaths

• Amalaric, king of the Visigoths (in battle)
• Xiao Tong
• Emperor Xiaozhuang of Northern Wei