Explore 9 historical events from 520–529.
The 526 Antioch earthquake struck Syria and, in particular, the city of Antioch in the Byzantine Empire. It occurred some time in late May 526, probably between 20 and 29 May, duri…
A catastrophic earthquake hits Antioch, killing several thousands including patriarch Euphrasius
Yuan Zhao, also known in historiography as Youzhu of Northern Wei, was briefly an emperor of the Xianbei-led Chinese Northern Wei dynasty.
Yuan Zhao, emperor of Northern Wei (born 526)
Empress Dowager Hu, formally Empress Ling (靈皇后), was an empress dowager of the Xianbei-led Chinese Northern Wei dynasty (515–528). She was a concubine of Emperor Xuanwu, and she be…
Empress Dowager Hu of Northern Wei
Yuan Yong (元雍), né Tuoba Yong (拓跋雍), courtesy name Simu (思穆), formally Prince Wenmu of Gaoyang (高陽文穆王), was an imperial prince of the Xianbei-led Chinese Northern Wei dynasty. He w…
Yuan Yong, imperial prince of Northern Wei
Pope John I was the bishop of Rome from 13 August 523 to his death on 18 May 526. He was a native of Siena, in Italy. He was sent on a diplomatic mission to Constantinople by the O…
Pope John I
The Franks were a northern European group of peoples who first appeared in the third century AD as a new name for the Germanic tribes living near the lower stretches of the Rhine R…
The Franks are defeated by the Burgundians in the Battle of Vézeronce
Pope Felix IV was the bishop of Rome from 12 July 526 to his death on 22 September 530. He was the chosen candidate of Ostrogoth King Theodoric the Great, who had imprisoned Felix'…
Election of pope Felix IV following the death of pope John I earlier that year.
Saint Viventiolus was the Archbishop of Lyon 514–523. Later canonized and venerated as a saint within the Catholic Church, Archdiocese of Lyon, France his feast Day is July 12. He …
Viventiolus, archbishop of Lyon (born 460)
Magnus Felix Ennodius was Bishop of Pavia in 514, and a Latin rhetorician and poet.
Magnus Felix Ennodius, Gallo-Roman bishop
Empress Dowager Hu, formally Empress Ling (靈皇后), was an empress dowager of the Xianbei-led Chinese Northern Wei dynasty (515–528). She was a concubine of Emperor Xuanwu, and she be…
Empress Dowager Hu of Northern Wei
Yuan Yong (元雍), né Tuoba Yong (拓跋雍), courtesy name Simu (思穆), formally Prince Wenmu of Gaoyang (高陽文穆王), was an imperial prince of the Xianbei-led Chinese Northern Wei dynasty. He w…
Yuan Yong, imperial prince of Northern Wei
Yuan Zhao, also known in historiography as Youzhu of Northern Wei, was briefly an emperor of the Xianbei-led Chinese Northern Wei dynasty.
Yuan Zhao, emperor of Northern Wei (born 526)
The 526 Antioch earthquake struck Syria and, in particular, the city of Antioch in the Byzantine Empire. It occurred some time in late May 526, probably between 20 and 29 May, duri…
A catastrophic earthquake hits Antioch, killing several thousands including patriarch Euphrasius
Pope Felix IV was the bishop of Rome from 12 July 526 to his death on 22 September 530. He was the chosen candidate of Ostrogoth King Theodoric the Great, who had imprisoned Felix'…
Election of pope Felix IV following the death of pope John I earlier that year.
Pope John I was the bishop of Rome from 13 August 523 to his death on 18 May 526. He was a native of Siena, in Italy. He was sent on a diplomatic mission to Constantinople by the O…
Pope John I
The Franks were a northern European group of peoples who first appeared in the third century AD as a new name for the Germanic tribes living near the lower stretches of the Rhine R…
The Franks are defeated by the Burgundians in the Battle of Vézeronce
Saint Viventiolus was the Archbishop of Lyon 514–523. Later canonized and venerated as a saint within the Catholic Church, Archdiocese of Lyon, France his feast Day is July 12. He …
Viventiolus, archbishop of Lyon (born 460)
Magnus Felix Ennodius was Bishop of Pavia in 514, and a Latin rhetorician and poet.
Magnus Felix Ennodius, Gallo-Roman bishop