Events 540

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1 events

1.1 place

1.1.1 byzantine empire
1.1.2 europe
1.1.3 persia
1.1.4 africa


1.2 topic

1.2.1 religion
1.2.2 world







events
by place
byzantine empire

emperor justinian offers make peace vitiges, belisarius refuses transmit message. ostrogoths offer support belisarius emperor of west.
may – gothic war: belisarius conquers mediolanum (modern milan) , gothic capital ravenna. vitiges , wife matasuntha taken captives constantinople.
belisarius consolidates italy , begins mopping-up operations, capturing gothic fortifications. cities ticinum , verona north of river po remain in gothic hands.
ildibad succeeds vitiges king of ostrogoths, , installs nephew totila commander of gothic army. recaptures venetia , liguria in northern italy.

europe

in britain various kingdoms united ruler (high king) or overlord, while wars fought between others.
king custennin ap cado deposed, , returns dumnonia in south-west of great britain.

persia

king khosrau i, jealous of justinian s victories in west, receives embassy ostrogoths @ ctesiphon, urging him act before byzantines become powerful.
khosrau breaks eternal peace after 8 years. persian army marches river euphrates, , follows path extract tributes towns along way antioch.
khosrau captures antioch after fierce siege; systematically plunders city extent marble statues , mosaics transported persia.

africa

solomon captures aurès mountains moors , extends byzantine authority on numidia , mauretania sitifensis. city of theveste (algeria) restored , fortified.

by topic
religion

cassiodorus, former roman statesman, establishes monastery @ estate in italy. vivarium monastery school highly educated , sophisticated men, copy sacred , secular manuscripts, intending sole occupation (approximate date).
pope vigilius rejects monophysitism in letters justinian , patriarch menas of constantinople.
benedict of nursia writes monastic rules, containing precepts monks (approximate date).

world

global environmental cooling occurs, due either comet impact or volcanic eruption in central america, evidenced global tree ring growth diminution. historical evidence records earlier extreme weather events of 535–536.







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