WHAT HAPPENED IN 6. CENTURY
Find out what all happened in the 6. century

King Chlothar I dies at Compiègne. The Merovingian dynasty is continued by his four sons — Charibert I, Guntram, Sigebert I and Chilperic I — who divide the Frankish Kingdom. (29. November 561)

Emperor Justin II retires due to recurring seizures of insanity. He abdicates the throne in favor of his general Tiberius, proclaiming him Caesar. (7. December 574)

Gothic War: The Byzantine general Belisarius enters Rome unopposed; the Gothic garrison flee the capital. (9. December 536)

Constantinople is severely damaged by an earthquake. (14. December 557)

Vandalic War: Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Tricamarum. (15. December 533)

Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoths under king Totila plunder the city, by bribing the Byzantine garrison. (17. December 546)

Chlothar I is crowned King of the Franks. (23. December 558)

Hagia Sophia in Constantinople reopened with a rebuilt dome after a series of earthquakes caused the original to collapse. (23. December 562)

Maya queen Yohl Ik'nal is crowned ruler of Palenque. (23. December 583)

Augustine of Canterbury and his fellow-labourers baptise in Kent more than 10,000 Anglo-Saxons. (25. December 597)

The Hagia Sophia is completed. (27. December 537)

Byzantine general Belisarius completes the conquest of Sicily, defeating the Gothic garrison of Palermo (Panormos), and ending his consulship for the year. (31. December 535)