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Events

• War of Burgondie: Bataille of Vézeronce
• the continental Bretons write their laws, the Excerpta de Libris Romanorum and Francorum (520 - 560).
• India: The Buddhist pilgrim Chinese Songyun lives at the court of the Huns Hephtalites in the Gandhâra towards 520. He describes them like frightening warriors.
• Keïtai-Tennô carries out the unit Japan ease.
• internal Revolts in the empire Avar (Hephtalites, Ting-ling, Tölech etc).

Significant characters

• Amalasonte
• Boèce
• Cosmas Indicopleustès
• Denys Small the
• Felix IV
• Hildéric
• Jean Ier (pope)
• Justinien
• Keitai
• Sigismond (Holy)
• Théodora, woman of Justinien
• Théodoric Large the

Inventions, discoveries, introductions