533

__NOTOC__

Contents

Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

Europe

By Topic

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

★ Belisarius, lands in North Africa and attacks the Vandals.

★ September 13 — Battle of Ad Decimum: Belisarius defeats the Vandals under Gelimer. Gelimer, forced to flee, leaves Carthage unprotected.

★ December 15 — The Battle of Ticameron begins, and Belisarius defeats a new Vandal force under Gelimer and Tzazo. Tzazo is killed in an all-cavalry fight, and Gelimer flees to the mountains of Numidia.

★ December 16 — The ''Digesta'' or ''Pandectae'', a collection of jurist writings and other sources, is completed (see Corpus Juris Civilis).

Europe

★ Theodebert I becomes king of Austrasia.

By Topic

Religion

★ January 2 — Pope John II succeeds Pope Boniface II, who had died in 532, as the 56th pope.

Births

Deaths

★ January 13 — Saint Remigius, bishop of Reims, baptiser of Clovis I

★ Erzhu Zhao

★ Theuderic I of Austrasia (or 534)