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Heads of State
Year of the Wood Buffalo乙丑( at the beginning of the year wood rat甲子)
Era of Diocletian: 261/262 ( year November )
Syria: 856/857 (October)
Events
Politics and World Affairs
- Second Gothic war: The Ostrogoths under Totila besiege Rome. The city of Benevento is destroyed in war.
- The Franken manages to occupy parts of northern Italy; a direct confrontation with Ostrom they go but out of the way.
- Emperor Justinian I closes in the east a truce with the Persian King Chosroes I, who is invested for 5 years, but the hard-fought between the Romans and Sassanids Colchis spares.
Religion
- 545: On the Welsh Synod of Brefi Pelagianism is convicted. The Welsh bishop Dyfrig resigns in favor of David by Menevia.
Born
- John Mystakon, East Roman commander († 591 )
Died
- Stotzas, rebel leader in Africa