558 AD Conall mac Comgaill is crowned king of Dál Riata, a Gaelic kingdom on the western coast of Scotland (predecessor of the Scottish kingdom, at this point, ruling only half the country as the rest is Pictish land).

556 AD Romanus the Melodist, one of the greatest composers of Ecclesiastical hymns dies, he left behind him a rich opus from which many hymns are still in use. He's venerated as a saint on October's First.

554 AD The second and larger of the two Buddhas of Bamyan is erected in central Afghanistan. They are to survive for almost 15 centuries until in 2001 the fanatic Taliban regime blew them up after the degree that they were idols which didn't become to a Muslim nation.

Article 551 of the Greek Civil Code commands the matter of compensation in case of faulty goods sold.

Besides the obvious obstacle of moving to an inland province, fleets faction as armies. They can support hold each other or support move to a bordering body of water or a province with a coastline.

549 AD Fifth Council of Orléans: Nine archbishops and forty-one bishops pronounce an anathema against the errors of Nestorius and Eutyches validating the decisions of Third Ecumenical Council in Ephesus.

Crusader Kings II.

547 BC Thales of Miletus, one of the Seven Wise Men of ancient Greece dies at the age of 77 (not bad for these times).

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542 AD Bubonic plague decimates the Byzantine Empire with over two million deaths.

(did they have masks?)

No masks, no medicines, yet they survived. Are we getting soft, dear Dargo?

544 AD Belisarius defeats the Goths pressing them north of Rome.

542 AD Bubonic plague decimates the Byzantine Empire with over two million deaths.

539 AD An earthquake ravages Antioch.

536 AD The year of cold, a volcanic eruption sends so much ash in the atmosphere so to disrupt the heat from the sun resulting in low temperatures and unseasonal weather which destroys corps and brings famine. (so after all Sci-Fi destruction movies may not be such fictional!)

It was one of the three major kingdoms before the kingdom of France was formed.

534 General Belisarius arrives in Constantinople after he defeats the Vandals and ends their kingdom, and is permitted by Emperor Justinian I to celebrate a triumph, the first non-imperial triumph for over 500 years.

53 AD King Chlothar I march against the Thuringii the kingdom of Thuringia comes under French domination after the defeat of Hermanafrid, last king of the Thuringii, near the Unstrut River.

522 AD Dhu Nuwas captures the city of Najran in Happy Arabia (today's North Yemen) and massacres all the Christians. Orthodox Church honours them as martyrs, Aretha their leader and all the others, on the 24th of October.

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Ι believe it is portraying the time the phase in which the end came, would normally expire.

520 The Kingdom of East England (Essex) is formed.

518 ΑD Αnastasius emperor for 27 years dies, and Justin founder of the Justinian dynasty succeeds him.

518 ΑD Αnastasius emperor for 27 years dies, and Justin founder of the Justinian dynasty succeeds him.