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== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== Byzantine Empire ====
* Future [[List of Byzantine emperors|Byzantine emperor]] [[Justinian I|Justinian]], age 39, is appointed [[consul]]. He later becomes [[Commander-in-chief]] of the Army of the East.

==== Arabia ====
* Ma`adikarib Ya`fur becomes king, supported by the [[Kingdom of Aksum|Aksumites]]; he begins a military campaign against the [[Tribes of Arabia|Arabian tribes]].

=== By topic ===
==== Music ====
* [[Boethius]] introduces [[Music of Greece|Greek musical letter]] notation to the West.

==== Religion ====
* [[February 22]] &ndash; [[Samson of Dol]] is ordained as [[bishop]] in [[Brittany]], on the Feast of the [[Chair of Saint Peter]].
* [[Ecclesius of Ravenna|Ecclesius]] becomes a [[bishop of Ravenna]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Menzies |first=Lucy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NyiD9VhxfwEC |title= The Saints in Italy: A Book of Reference to the Saints in Italian Art and Dedication |publisher=Medici Society Limited |year=1924 |pages=144 |access-date=November 14, 2024}}</ref>
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