By place Byzantine Empire •
June 28 – Empress
Theodora I dies at age 48, probably of
breast cancer (according to Bishop
Victor of Tunnuna). Her body is buried in the
Church of the Holy Apostles (
Constantinople). • Emperor
Justinian I relieves
Belisarius from military service, in favour of 70-year-old
Byzantine general
Narses.
Europe •
Theudigisel,
Visigothic general, proclaims himself ruler over the
Visigothic Kingdom, after King
Theudis is assassinated.
Persia •
Lazic War: King
Gubazes II revolts against the
Persians, and requests aid from Justinian I. He sends a Byzantine expeditionary force (8,000 men) to
Lazica (modern
Georgia). • Gubazes II besieges the fortress of
Petra, located on the
Black Sea. The Persian army under
Mermeroes defeats a small Byzantine force guarding the mountain passes, and relieves Petra. • Mermeroes stations a
garrison of 3,000 men in the stronghold of Petra, and marches to
Armenia. The
Persians, lacking sufficient supplies, secure the supply routes and plunder Lazica.
Africa • Spring –
Battle of the Fields of Cato: The
Byzantine army, under
John Troglita, crushes the
Moorish revolt in
Byzacena (
Tunisia).
Asia •
April 13 – Emperor
Lý Nam Đế of
Vietnam is killed by
Laotian tribesmen, while on retreat from the
Hong River Plain. He is succeeded by his elder brother
Lý Thiên Bảo.
By topic Commerce •
Cosmas Indicopleustes, Alexandrian merchant, writes his work
Christian Topography. He describes the importance of the
spice trade (especially in
cloves and sweet
aloes) in
Ceylon, and the harvesting of
pepper in India (approximate date).
Religion •
Saint Catherine's Monastery is established in the
Sinai Peninsula. == Births ==