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This page relates to the year 553 Calendrier Julien.

Events

the Byzantine general Narsès lance an attack of scale in Italy and it requires their support of the maritime Vénètes of the lagoon. In October, it demolishes Teias, the successor of Totila as king of the Ostrogoths, with the Bataille of the mount Lactarius, close to the Vesuvius.
the Byzantine reconquest of the Italy is practically complete.
the Ostrogoths then call for the aid the Francs and the Alamans which plunder the country but will be decimated by the diseases and will be crushed with Capoue in 554 by the Byzantine .

Justinien convenes the fifth council ecumenical of Constantinople II: judgment of the Nestorianisme and the “Three Chapters”. Judgment of certain points of the doctrines of Origène. The pope Vigil, although retained in the city, refuses to go there as well as the large majority of the bishops of Occident. Vigil is exiled by the emperor in an island of the Marmara Sea. It yields finally and is authorized to turn over to Rome but dies in the course of road with Syracuse in 555.
Agitation with Constantinople. Riots. Remissions of taxes.

Justinien Ier orders the destruction of the temple of Isis to Philae.
the king of the Nobates Silco transfers its capital to Faras, the north of Ouadi-Halfa, and proclaims king of the Nubie NS and all the Ethiopia NS.

With died of Bumin, his/her son Mugan Kaghan succeeds to him the head of Türüks or Köktürks (553 - 572). His/her uncle Istemi Kaghan directs the Western provinces of the empire (553 - 575): Dzoungarie, valleys of Youldouz, Tchou, the Ili and the Catholic students.
In China, fastening of the Sichuan and the Western Hubei to the empire of Wei

the historian Procope finishes his Guerres , account of the conquests of Justinien.
Construction of the Temple of Beopjusa, one of most beautiful of Korea. This temple Bouddhiste will be destroyed by the Japanese in 1592 and will be rebuilt in its current form in 1624.

November 30th: Holy Tugdual, bishop of Tréguier, one of the Seven saints founders of Brittany.

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