518. Death of Anastasius, the Eastern Emperor, and accession of Justin
I.
519. Cerdic gives the name of Wessex to that part of Britain conquered
by him; he assumes the title of king; Cynric is his coadjutor.
523. Sigismund, the Burgundian King, assumes the monastic habit, but is
betrayed into the hands of the Franks, who throw him, with his wife and
children, into a well at Orleans. His brother, Gondemar, is elected
king.
525. Theodoric, King of Italy, orders the execution of Boethius and
Symmachus.
526. Death of Theodoric and accession of Athalaric.
Great earthquake at Antioch, which destroys the city; 250,000 persons
perish.
The Eastern Empire begins war with Persia.
527. Justinian proclaimed joint augustus, soon after which, by the death
of Justin, he becomes sole emperor.
Use of the Christian era introduced by Dionysius Exiguus.
528. Thuringia conquered by the Franks.
529. Julian, leader of a Jewish and Samaritan revolt, is made prisoner
and beheaded.
Justinian issues edicts against philosophers, heretics, and pagans.
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