Sixth Century:  501 - 600 AD

507 AD

Clovis, King of the Franks, defeats the Visigoths at the Battle of Vouille.

508 AD

Paris (now called Lutetia) established by Clovis as the capital of the Kingdom of the Franks.

511 AD

Clovis, King of the Franks, dies. The Merovingian Dynasty is continued by his sons.

521 AD

Boëthius introduces Greek musical letter notation to the West.

525 AD

Dionysius Exiguus (Dionysis the Little), a Roman monk and astronomer, records in his Easter Tables Jesus of Nazareth’s birthday as December 25, 753 years after Rome was founded. The error, an incorrect year and date, is repeated in all Christian calendars. Dionysius also left out counting the year 0. (See When was Jesus born?)

529 AD

Codification of Roman Law, Justinian’s Code, in a series of books called Corpus Juris Civilis, by the Emperor of Byzantine. Many legal maxims would be based on this code, which included the clause, “The things which are common to all (and not capable of being owned) are: the air, running water, the sea and the seashores.” The spelling of the word justice originates from Justinian’s Code.

531 AD

Khosru I, of the Sassanian dynasty, comes to power in Persia.

533 AD

Believing that he is getting the world ready for the Second Coming of Christ, Emperor Justinian reconquers parts of the Roman Empire.

534 AD

Queen Hu of China is assassinated. Northern China divides between western and eastern halves of the Wei dynasty.

537 AD

Saint Benedict of Nursia, the father of Western monasticism, outlines the step for leading a devout life in what is known as the Rule of St Benedict. The Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom) is dedicated in Constantinople.

542 AD

The plague of Europe, known as the Great Plague of Justinian (a bubonic plague) ravages Europe. 

A Book of Brief Historical Accounts
 TIMELINE OF WORLD HISTORY

 Year wise Events: First Century 
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Compiled & edited by Rabi Roy