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== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== Byzantine Empire ====
* Emperor [[Anastasius I (emperor)|Anastasius I]] has [[Patriarch Euphemius of Constantinople|Euphemius]], [[Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople|patriarch of Constantinople]], deposed and [[Excommunication|excommunicated]]. He appoints [[Patriarch Macedonius II of Constantinople|Macedonius II]] as his successor. Euphemius is sent into [[exile]].{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}

==== Europe ====
* [[Battle of Tolbiac]]: King [[Clovis I]] defeats the [[Alamanni]] at [[Zülpich]] ([[Germany]]). [[Gibuld]], last king of the Alamanni, is killed in battle and the territory is incorporated into the [[Francia|Frankish Kingdom]].{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}
* [[December 25]] &ndash; Clovis I is [[Baptism|baptized]] into the [[Catholicism|Catholic]] faith at [[Rheims]], by [[Saint Remigius]]. The conversion strengthens the bonds between his [[Gallo-Roman culture|Gallo-Roman]] subjects, led by their Catholic [[bishop]]s.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}

==== Africa ====
* [[Thrasamund]] succeeds his brother [[Gunthamund]] after his death, and becomes king of the [[Vandals]]. Under his rule, he resumes the [[persecution]] of the [[Catholic Church|Catholics]].<ref>{{cite book|first=David E. |last=Wilhite|title=Ancient African Christianity: An Introduction to a Unique Context and Tradition|location=London|publisher=Taylor & Francis|year=2017|isbn=978-1-13512-142-6|page=275}}</ref>

==== Asia ====
* King [[Kavadh I]] of [[Iran|Persia]] is deposed and exiled to [[Elam|Susiana]] by his younger brother [[Djamasp]]. He is installed by the [[Nobility|nobles]] to the [[Sassanid Empire|Sassanid]] throne.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}
* Emperor [[Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei|Xiao Wen Di]] of [[Northern Wei]] starts the [[Sinicization]] process, by changing his clan name to the [[Han Chinese]] surname [[Yuan (surname)|Yuan]].{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* [[November 21]] &ndash; [[Pope Gelasius I|Gelasius I]] dies after a 4-year reign,<ref name=mcbrien>{{cite book|first=Richard P.|last=McBrien|title=Lives of the Popes|publisher=HarperSanFrancisco|location=San Francisco|year=1997|isbn=978-0-06065-304-0|page=80|url=https://archive.org/details/livesofpopespont00mcbr/page/80/mode/2up}}</ref> and is succeeded by the [[Rome]]-born [[Pope Anastasius II|Anastasius II]] as the 50th [[pope]].
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