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Heads of State

Year of the Water Tiger壬寅( at the beginning of the year metal buffalo辛丑)

Era of Diocletian: 238/239 ( year November )

Syria: 833/834 (October)

Events

• The philosopher Boethius, who had recently promoted before even the highest government officials in the Ostrogothic kingdom is, of King Theodoric on charges Boëthius have conspired against him, imprisoned the Great. In prison Boëthius 524 written his major work The Consolation of Philosophy.
• Amalaric is officially declared king of the Visigoths.
• The Ethiopian kingdom of Aksum also controlled parts of Yemen.

Died

• Liu Xie, Chinese writer (c. 465 )