550s — in der Geschichte
Einträge
Nach Jahr
Höhepunkte
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550
Gothic War: The Ostrogoths, under King Totila, conquer Rome after a long siege, by bribing the Isaurian garrison.
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552
Totila, Ostrogoth king
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552
Battle of Taginae: Byzantine forces under Narses defeat the Ostrogoths in Italy. During the fighting king Totila is mortally wounded.
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553
The Second Council of Constantinople begins.
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553
Xiao Ji, prince of the Liang dynasty (b. 508)
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553
Houzhu, emperor of the Chen dynasty (d. 604)
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554
Emperor Justinian I rewards Liberius for his long and distinguished service in the Pragmatic Sanction, granting him extensive estates in Italy.
Justinian I · Liberius (praetorian prefect) · Pragmatic Sanction
- 555
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555
Yuan Di, emperor of the Liang Dynasty (b. 508)
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556
Maximianus of Ravenna, Italian bishop and saint (b. 499)
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557
Constantinople is severely damaged by an earthquake.
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557
Leobinus, bishop of Chartres
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558
Childebert I, Frankish king (b. 496)
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558
Marcouf, missionary and saint
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558
In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses. Justinian I immediately orders that the dome be rebuilt.
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558
Hilary of Galeata, Christian monk
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558
Chlothar I is crowned King of the Franks.