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Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

Asia

By Topic

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

★ An earthquake devastates Latakia.

Asia

★ Under Emperor Xiaowen the capital of Northern Wei, a state in China capital is moved from Datong to Luoyang.

By Topic

★ Pope Gelasius I delineates the relationship between church and state.

★ Gelasius canonizes Saint George.

★ The Lupercalia festival is replaced by Candlemas.

Births

★ Gildas, early British historican and priest

Deaths

★ Prince Hailing of Qi

★ Prince of Yulin