Editing 547 (section)

== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== Europe ====
* [[Gothic War (535–554)|Gothic War]]: [[Belisarius]] recaptures Rome from the [[Ostrogoths]], but his Italian campaign is unsuccessful (he is starved of supplies and reinforcements from [[Constantinople]]). 
* The [[mosaic]] panels of [[Justinian I]] and [[Theodora (6th century)|Theodora I]] with [[Domestic worker|attendant]]s, in the [[Basilica of San Vitale]] ([[Ravenna]]), are made (approximate date).
* [[Theudebald]], age 13, succeeds his father [[Theudebert I]] after a reign of 14 years, and becomes king of [[Austrasia]] (or 548).

==== Britain ====

* King [[Ida of Bernicia|Ida]] establishes the kingdom of [[Bernicia]]. He builds [[Bamburgh Castle]] (northeast England) as a fortress that will become the seat of [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] kings (according to the ''[[Historia Brittonum]]'').

==== Africa ====
* [[Battle of Marta]]: The [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] army under [[John Troglita]] is defeated by [[Moors|Moorish]] tribes in [[Tripolitania]]. He flees to Lunci (9 km south of [[Mahares]]<ref>{{harvnb|Pringle|1981|p=202}}</ref>), and is forced to withdraw north to the [[Fortification|fortress]] of [[Laribus]] (near modern [[El Kef]]<ref>{{harvnb|Pringle|1981|pp=205–206}}</ref>).

==== Asia ====
* The [[Tonkin]] revolt ([[History of Vietnam|Vietnam]]), led by [[Lý Nam Đế]], is suppressed by the Chinese [[Liang dynasty]].

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* The [[Basilica of San Vitale]] (Ravenna) is consecrated by bishop [[Maximianus of Ravenna]].
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