The 530s

531 1495 years ago

Battle of Callinicum: A Byzantine army under Belisarius is defeated by the Persians at Raqqa (northern Syria)

The Battle of Callinicum took place on Easter Saturday, 19 April 531 AD, between an army of the Byzantine Empire under Belisarius and a Sasanian cavalry force commanded by Azarethe…

Battle of Callinicum: A Byzantine army under Belisarius is defeated by the Persians at Raqqa (northern Syria)

536 1490 years ago

Pope Agapetus I

Pope Agapetus I was the bishop of Rome from 13 May 535 to his death on 22 April 536. His father, Gordianus, was a priest in Rome and he may have been related to two popes, Felix II…

Pope Agapetus I

535

Amalasuntha, Ostrogothic queen and regent

Amalasuintha was a ruler of the Ostrogothic Kingdom from 526 to 535. Initially serving as regent for her son Athalaric, she became queen regnant after his premature death. Highly e…

Amalasuntha, Ostrogothic queen and regent

535

Election of pope Agapetus I following the death of pope John II earlier that month

Pope Agapetus I was the bishop of Rome from 13 May 535 to his death on 22 April 536. His father, Gordianus, was a priest in Rome and he may have been related to two popes, Felix II…

Election of pope Agapetus I following the death of pope John II earlier that month

531 1495 years ago

Xiao Tong, prince of the Liang dynasty (born 501)

Xiao Tong, courtesy name Deshi (德施), formally Zhaoming Taizi, was a crown prince of the Chinese Liang dynasty, posthumously honored as Emperor Zhaoming (昭明皇帝). He was the oldest so…

Xiao Tong, prince of the Liang dynasty (born 501)

535

Pope John II

Pope John II, born Mercurius, was the Bishop of Rome from 2 January 533 to his death on 8 May 535. As a priest at St. Clement's Basilica, he endowed that church with gifts and comm…

Pope John II