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=== By place ===
==== Byzantine Empire ====
* [[July 9]] &ndash; Emperor [[Anastasius I (emperor)|Anastasius I]] dies childless at [[Constantinople]], age 88, after a 27-year reign in which he has abolished the sale of offices, reformed [[tax]]ation, and perfected the empire's [[monetary system]], but antagonized some with his heretical Monophysite religious policies. He is succeeded by [[Justin I|Justin]] (Flavius Justinus), his ''[[Excubitors|comes excubitorum]]'', commander of the palace guard. After his death, he leaves the imperial treasury richer by 23,000,000 ''[[Solidus (coin)|solidi]]'' or 320,000 pounds of [[gold]].<ref>P. Brown, ''The world of late antiquity'', W.W. Norton and Co. 1971 (p. 147)</ref>
* Justin I founds the [[Justinian dynasty]] and makes his nephew [[Justinian I|Flavius Petrus Sabbatius]] (later Justinian I) his trusted advisor. He becomes the emperor's close [[confidant]] and possibly acts as [[Regency (government)|regent]].<ref>Moorhead (1994), p. 21-22, with a reference to Procopius, ''Secret History'' 8.3.</ref> [[Theocritus (comes domesticorum)|Theocritus]], candidate to the [[throne]], is accused of a conspiracy and executed.

==== Balkans ====
* An [[earthquake]] destroys the city of [[Scupi]] (modern-day [[Skopje]], [[North Macedonia]]), in what once was the Roman province of [[Moesia|Moesia Superior]].

==== Arabia ====
* [[Jabalah IV ibn al-Harith]] becomes the king of the [[Ghassanids]]. He invades [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]], but is defeated by a [[Byzantine army]] under general (''[[dux]]'') Romanus.<ref>{{harvnb|Martindale|1980|p=489}}</ref><ref>Shahîd 1989, p. 121, 125–127; Greatrex & Lieu 2002, p. 51</ref>
* Approximate date &ndash; [[Judaism|Jewish]] king [[Dhu Nuwas]] (also known as Yūsuf Asar Yathar) usurps the kingship of [[Himyar]] from [[Ma'dikarib Ya'fur]].<ref>According to [[Zacharias Rhetor]] of Mytilene (late 6th century).</ref>