By place Roman Empire • Emperor
Majorian builds a
Roman fleet at
Miseno and
Ravenna. He strengthens the army, by recruiting a large number of
barbarian mercenaries (
Bastarnae,
Burgundians,
Huns,
Ostrogoths,
Rugii,
Scythians and
Suebi). • Summer – The
Vandals land in
Campania, at the mouth of the
Liri or the
Garigliano River, and devastate the region. Majorian personally leads the
Roman army and
defeats the invaders near
Sinuessa, destroying their ships on the seashore, loaded with booty. •
Battle of Arelate: Majorian defeats the
Visigoths under King
Theodoric II at
Arles (Southern
Gaul), near the
Rhone River. Theodoric is forced to sign a
peace treaty and becomes a
foederatus (pl.
foederati) of the
Western Roman Empire. • Winter – Majorian enters the Rhone Valley, and defeats the Burgundians under King
Gondioc at
Lugdunum. He forces the
Bagaudae to join the western
coalition against the Suebi in
Spain.
Europe •
Childeric I succeeds his father
Merovech as king of the
Salian Franks. He establishes his capital at
Tournai (modern
Belgium) and becomes a
foederatus (pl.
foederati) of the Western Roman Empire.
Asia •
Jabi becomes the king of the Korean kingdom of
Silla.
By topic Exploration and Colonization • The city of
Tbilisi (
Georgia) on the
Kura River is founded by King
Vakhtang I of Iberia. Its location gives it control of the
trade routes between western and eastern
Transcaucasia.
Religion •
July 3 –
Gennadius I becomes
patriarch of Constantinople. == Births ==