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Year '''548''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DXLVIII]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Wednesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. The denomination 548 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== Byzantine Empire ====
* [[June 28]] &ndash; Empress [[Theodora (6th century)|Theodora I]] dies at age 48, probably of [[breast cancer]] (according to Bishop [[Victor of Tunnuna]]). Her body is buried in the [[Church of the Holy Apostles]] ([[Constantinople]]).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Harding |first=Fred |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Breast_Cancer/0h2gDLv3MOEC?hl=en&gbpv=0 |title= Breast Cancer: Cause, Prevention, Cure |publisher=Tekline Publishing |year=2006 |isbn=9780955422102 |pages=75 |access-date=November 14, 2024}}</ref>
* Emperor [[Justinian I]] relieves [[Belisarius]] from military service, in favour of 70-year-old [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] general [[Narses]].

==== Europe ====
* [[Theudigisel]], [[Visigoths|Visigothic]] general, proclaims himself ruler over the [[Visigothic Kingdom]], after King [[Theudis]] is assassinated.

==== Persia ====
* [[Lazic War]]: King [[Gubazes II of Lazica|Gubazes II]] revolts against the [[Sasanian Empire|Persians]], and requests aid from Justinian I. He sends a Byzantine expeditionary force (8,000 men) to [[Lazica]] (modern [[History of Georgia (country)|Georgia]]).
* Gubazes II besieges the fortress of [[Petra, Lazica|Petra]], located on the [[Black Sea]]. The Persian army under [[Mihr-Mihroe|Mermeroes]] defeats a small Byzantine force guarding the mountain passes, and relieves Petra.
* Mermeroes stations a [[garrison]] of 3,000 men in the stronghold of Petra, and marches to [[Armenia]]. The [[Persian people|Persians]], lacking sufficient supplies, secure the supply routes and plunder Lazica.

==== Africa ====
* Spring &ndash; [[Battle of the Fields of Cato]]: The [[Byzantine army]], under [[John Troglita]], crushes the [[Moors|Moorish]] revolt in [[Byzacena]] ([[Tunisia]]).

==== Asia ====
* [[April 13]] &ndash; Emperor [[Lý Nam Đế]] of [[Vietnam]] is killed by [[Lao people|Laotian]] tribesmen, while on retreat from the [[Red River (Asia)|Hong River Plain]]. He is succeeded by his elder brother [[Lý Thiên Bảo]].

=== By topic ===
==== Commerce ====
* [[Cosmas Indicopleustes]], Alexandrian merchant, writes his work ''[[Christian Topography]]''. He describes the importance of the [[spice trade]] (especially in [[clove]]s and sweet [[aloe]]s) in [[Sri Lanka|Ceylon]], and the harvesting of [[Black pepper|pepper]] in India (approximate date).

==== Religion ====
* [[Saint Catherine's Monastery]] is established in the [[Sinai Peninsula]].
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== Births ==
* [[Xiao Zhuang]], [[crown prince]] of the [[Southern and Northern Dynasties|Southern Dynasties]] (approximate date)

== Deaths ==
* [[April 13]] &ndash; [[Lý Nam Đế]], emperor of [[Vietnam]]
* [[June 28]] &ndash; [[Theodora (6th century)|Theodora I]], Byzantine Empress
* [[History of Algeria|Carcasan]], king of the [[Banu Ifran|Ifuraces]] ([[Algeria]])
* Chen Daoten, father of [[Emperor Xuan of Chen|Xuan Di]] (or [[549]])
* [[Theudebert I]], king of [[Austrasia]] (or [[547]])
* [[Theudis]], king of the [[Visigoths]]

== References ==
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