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Heads of State

Year of The Fire Tiger丙寅( at the beginning of the year Wood Buffalo乙丑)

Era of Diocletian: 262/263 ( year November )

Syria: 857/858 (October)

Events

Politics and World Affairs

  • Second Gothic war: Totila conquered Piacenza.
  • DECEMBER 17: The Ostrogoths conquer back after a long siege of Rome. In this siege, the ancient aqueducts were destroyed, which supplied until then the city, its spas and especially the grain mills with water.
  • Ostrom concludes an alliance with the Lombards against the Gepids.
  • The leader of the Lombards, Walthari is overthrown; it follows Audoin, the father of Alboin.

Religion

Died

  • Guntarith, East Roman military leader Vandal ancestry
  • Stotzas the Younger, Moorish military leader
  • Walthari, duke of the Lombards
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