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Byzantine Empire

• Justinian I re-consecrates Hagia Sophia after its dome is rebuilt. 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 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, Events and Trends Birth of Muhammad, prophet of Islam 577 Battle of Deorham between the Saxons and the Britons in South West Events and Trends The Sui Dynasty unites China for the first time since the fall of the Western Jin Dynasty in 311. Events and Trends 590, Pope Gregory I succeeds Pope Pelagius II as the 64th pope This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Events By Place Europe Ceawlin of Wessex becomes King of Wessex (traditional date Events By Place Europe Clotaire I dies and the Frankish kingdom is divided Sigebert I becomes king of Austrasia Events By Place Byzantine Empire Belisarius stands trial for corruption in Constantinople, possibly with Events Births Hermenegild, Spanish Visigoth prince Li Baiyao, Chinese government official and historian who completed Events By Place Byzantine Empire November 14 — Justin II succeeds Justinian I as Emperor Events Births Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, uncle of Muhammad Emperor Gaozu of Tang 562 state leaders - Events of 563 - 564 state leaders - State leaders by year ---------- Africa America 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 Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus ( Greek: Φλάβιος Πέτρος Σαββάτιος Ιουστινιανός; known in English as Justinian I or Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya Αγία Σοφία " Holy Wisdom " Sancta Sophia or Sancta Sapientia) is a former patriarchal Basilica, later

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Religion

• Saint Columba, the Irish missionary, founds his mission to the Picts and his monastery on Iona. Saint Columba may refer to Columba of Scotland Saint Columba (the Virgin, also known as Saint Columba of Cornwall The Picts were a Confederation of tribes in what was later to become eastern and northern Scotland from Roman times until the 10th century Iona is a small island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland that has an important place in the history of Christianity in Scotland and is renowned for its tranquility
• The synod of Braga declares Priscillianism a heresy. Braga (ˈBrag-uh a city and municipality in northwestern Portugal, is the capital of the district of Braga, the oldest archdiocese Priscillian, Bishop of Ávila (died 385 a theologian from Roman Gallaecia (in the Iberian Peninsula) was the first person in the Heresy, as a blanket term describes a practice or belief that is labeled as unorthodox

Births

• Chindaswinth, king of the Visigoths in Spain

Deaths

• Hou Andu
• Empress Wang