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Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

Asia

By Topic

Arts and Sciences

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

★ An earthquake devastates Latakia.

Asia

★ Beginning of the Nan Liang Dynasty. First ruler is Nan Liang Xuan Di.

★ Chinese Liang Dynasty: Liang Yuan Di succeeded by Liang Zheng Yang Hou, then Liang Jing Di.

By Topic

Arts and Sciences

★ Taliesin becomes court bard to King Brochfael of Powys (approximate date).

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★ Around this time, the historian Jordanes writes several books, among them ''De origine actibusque Getarum'' (''The origin and deeds of the Goths'').

Births

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Deaths

★ Pope Vigilius

★ Theodebald, king of Austrasia

★ Wang Sengbian

★ Emperor Yuan of Liang