• 1 Events
  • 1.1 By place
    • 1.1.1 Byzantine Empire
    • 1.1.2 Europe
    • 1.1.3 Arabia
  • 1.2 By topic
    • 1.2.1 Religion
• 2 Births
• 3 Deaths
• 4 References

By place

Byzantine Empire

• Emperor Justin II and his wife Sophia send a relic of the "True Cross" to the Frankish princess Radegund, who has founded a monastery at Poitiers.
• The Garamantian Kingdom (modern Libya) signs a peace treaty with the Byzantine Empire. The capital city of Garama is converted to Christianity.^[1]

Europe

• September – The Lombards conquer Forum Iulii (Cividale del Friuli) in northeastern Italy. Later in the year, the Lombards conquer Milan.
• Gisulf I, nephew of Alboin, is appointed as the first duke of Friuli (approximate date).

Arabia

• Al-Mundhir III succeeds his father Al-Harith V and becomes king of the Ghassanids.

By topic

Religion

• The Nubian kingdom of Alodia is converted to Christianity by Byzantine missionaries (according to John of Ephesus).
• John of Ephesus completes his "Biographies of Eastern Saints" (approximate date).
• November 19 – In Poitiers the "Vexilla Regis" is first sung during the Procession.

• Yángdi, emperor of the Sui Dynasty (d. 618)^[2]

• Ainmuire mac Sétnai, High King of Ireland
• Al-Harith ibn Jabalah, king of the Ghassanids
• Peter IV, Coptic Orthodox patriarch of Alexandria
• Wu Cheng Di, emperor of Northern Qi (b. 537)