July – Byzantine general
Vitalian becomes
consul, and is shortly later murdered, probably on the orders of
Justinian, the nephew and heir-apparent of Emperor
Justin I.[1]
Dhū Nuwas moves to
Najran, an Aksumite stronghold. After accepting the city's capitulation, he massacres the Christian inhabitants (some sources estimate a death toll up to 20,000).
King
Chlothar I takes part in an expedition against
Burgundy and captures the town of
Autun. Now about 26, he makes plans to expand the territory he inherited from his late father,
Clovis I.
A
revolt breaks out on the
Six Frontier Towns, on the northern border of
Northern Wei China ("Revolt of the Six Garrisons"). Tensions between the elite and the
Tuoba-clan severely destabilise the state.
The
Songyue Pagoda is completed during the
Northern Wei era; the circular-based tower is still 40 m (131 ft) in height.
Queen
Guntheuc, widow of Chlodomer, is forced into marrying Chlothar I. Her two children are murdered by him, but the eldest son
Clodoald survives by escaping to
Provence.
Kaleb, king of
Aksum, collects a fleet and crosses from
Africa to conquer
Yemen. He establishes better trade ports on the
Red Sea.
Asia
The Daisan river, tributary of the
Euphrates, floods
Edessa, and within a couple of hours fills the entire city except for the highest parts. Eventually the pent-up waters break through the city walls. The
Shroud of Turin is allegedly discovered during the rebuilding of the city (see
Image of Edessa).
Dionysius Exiguus,
Scythian theologian-mathematician, inaugurates the practice of using A.D. (
Anno Domini) in
Rome for calendar dates after the birth of
Jesus Christ, a system which has been supported by subsequent studies.[5] Dionysius also produces his tables for computing the date of "Cyclus Paschalis" (Easter Tables).
^Cameron, Alan (1982). "The Death of Vitalian (520 A.D.)". Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik. 48. Bonn: Dr. Rudolf Habelt GmbH: 93–94.
JSTOR20183637. The month of Vitalian's death is taken from the chronicle of
Marcellinus Comes, sub anno 520. Alan Cameron discussed the supporting evidence, concluding that Marcellinus is correct.
July – Byzantine general
Vitalian becomes
consul, and is shortly later murdered, probably on the orders of
Justinian, the nephew and heir-apparent of Emperor
Justin I.[1]
Dhū Nuwas moves to
Najran, an Aksumite stronghold. After accepting the city's capitulation, he massacres the Christian inhabitants (some sources estimate a death toll up to 20,000).
King
Chlothar I takes part in an expedition against
Burgundy and captures the town of
Autun. Now about 26, he makes plans to expand the territory he inherited from his late father,
Clovis I.
A
revolt breaks out on the
Six Frontier Towns, on the northern border of
Northern Wei China ("Revolt of the Six Garrisons"). Tensions between the elite and the
Tuoba-clan severely destabilise the state.
The
Songyue Pagoda is completed during the
Northern Wei era; the circular-based tower is still 40 m (131 ft) in height.
Queen
Guntheuc, widow of Chlodomer, is forced into marrying Chlothar I. Her two children are murdered by him, but the eldest son
Clodoald survives by escaping to
Provence.
Kaleb, king of
Aksum, collects a fleet and crosses from
Africa to conquer
Yemen. He establishes better trade ports on the
Red Sea.
Asia
The Daisan river, tributary of the
Euphrates, floods
Edessa, and within a couple of hours fills the entire city except for the highest parts. Eventually the pent-up waters break through the city walls. The
Shroud of Turin is allegedly discovered during the rebuilding of the city (see
Image of Edessa).
Dionysius Exiguus,
Scythian theologian-mathematician, inaugurates the practice of using A.D. (
Anno Domini) in
Rome for calendar dates after the birth of
Jesus Christ, a system which has been supported by subsequent studies.[5] Dionysius also produces his tables for computing the date of "Cyclus Paschalis" (Easter Tables).
^Cameron, Alan (1982). "The Death of Vitalian (520 A.D.)". Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik. 48. Bonn: Dr. Rudolf Habelt GmbH: 93–94.
JSTOR20183637. The month of Vitalian's death is taken from the chronicle of
Marcellinus Comes, sub anno 520. Alan Cameron discussed the supporting evidence, concluding that Marcellinus is correct.