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533

December 16 - The Digesta or Pandectae, a collection of jurist writings and other sources, is completed

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532

Franks invade the kingdom of Burgundy

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531

* April 19 - Belisarius is defeated at the Battle of Callinicum; Mundus briefly takes command of the army.
* Some members of the Blue and Green chariot racing factions in Constantinople are imprisoned for murder, precipitating the Nika riots the next year.

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530

Wei Chang Guang Wang succeeds Xiao Zhuang Di as ruler of the Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty

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529

Saint Benedict of Nursia founds the monastery of Monte Cassino in Italy.

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528

Natural disaster: An earthquake strikes Antioch, killing thousands, and causing a fire that destroyed the Great Church built by Constantine I.

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527

Dionysius Exiguus calculates the date of birth of Jesus, incorrectly; dates start to be calculated Anno domini instead of Ab urbe condita

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526

= Athalaric succeeds Theodoric as king of the Ostrogoths, and Amalaric becomes king of the Visigoths in his own name.

= July 12 - Pope Felix IV succeeds Pope John I as the 54th pope.

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525

The Daisan river, a tributary of the Euphrates, floods Edessa and within a couple of hours fills the entire city except for the highest parts. Eventually the pent-up waters break through the city walls. The Shroud of Turin was allegedly discovered during the rebuilding of the city

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524

* Childebert I annexes Orléans and Chartres after the death of Chlodomer.
* Boethius publishes his philosophical treatise, the last truly classical work.