572

This page relates to the year 572 Calendrier Julien.

Events

After three years of seat, Pavia falls between the hands from the Lombards which invaded all the Italy North. The catch of the capital of Théodoric gives to Lombards a new legitimacy. Alboin is prided to have with him common ancestors, Amales, and seems the heir-at-law to Goths. The assassination of Alboin by its wife of origin Gépide Rosemonde, then that of its successor Clèfe, leaves Lombards without chief during ten years. Italy east in prey with the disorder.

With the head of the invaders, without nobody controlling them, is dukes, military chiefs of princely row. Some of them recognize the authority of Byzance which, too weak to reconquer the country, prevents Lombards to entirely occupy it. They are established there by pockets and Italy is divided into various zones from being able, situation which will last thirteen centuries. To this time the traditional opposition between the Lombardy goes back, dominated by Pavia and Milan, and the Romagna, country of the Romans, whose main city is Ravenne.

the Visigoth Léovigild takes again Cordoue, principal Byzantine fortified town in Spain.

the inhabitants of the kingdom of Aksoum (Axoum) are rejected on the other side of the Red Sea by the Perses.
Of the Persian fleets come from the ports of the Yemen ransacks those of the Ethiopia, which loses its outlets for trade. allied
Byzantine and Turks attack the Perse. Byzance puts the hand on Arménie while the Turks You or-kiue seize the Bactriane.

Alboin, king of the Lombards is assassinated by his wife of origin Gépide Rosemonde.

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