Editing 555

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Year '''555''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DLV]]''') was a [[common year starting on Friday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. The denomination 555 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]] ====
* By this date, the Roman Empire under [[Justinian I]] has reached its height. Justinian I has reconquered many former territories of the [[Western Roman Empire]], including [[Praetorian prefecture of Italy|Italy]], [[Praetorian prefecture of Illyricum|Dalmatia]], [[Praetorian prefecture of Africa|Africa]] and Southern [[Hispania Baetica|Hispania]].
* An [[earthquake]] devastates the city of [[Latakia]] (modern [[Syria]]).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Robertson |first1=A. H. F. |last2=Parlak |first2=Osman |last3=Ünlügenç |first3=Ulvi Can |title=Geological Development of Anatolia and the Easternmost Mediterranean Region |date=2013 |publisher=Geological Society of London |isbn=9781862393530 |page=461 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z-9uO9uGDUsC&pg=PA461|language=en}}</ref>

==== Europe ====
* King [[Chlothar I]] annexes the [[Franks|Frankish]] territories of [[Metz]] and [[Reims]], after the death of his great-nephew [[Theudebald]].

==== Britain ====
* King [[Erb of Gwent]] (in Southern [[Wales]]) dies; his kingdom is divided into [[Kingdom of Gwent|Gwent]] and [[Ergyng]] (approximate date).<ref name="Griffiths">{{cite book|author=Ralph Alan Griffiths|title=The Gwent County History: Gwent in prehistory and early history|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=63RnAAAAMAAJ|date=29 June 2004|publisher=University of Wales Press|isbn=978-0-7083-1826-3}}</ref>

==== Persia ====
* Summer &ndash; [[Lazic War]]: The [[Byzantine army]] under [[Bessas (magister militum)|Bessas]] is repulsed, and forced to retreat out of [[Nokalakevi|Archaeopolis]] ([[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]). 
* King [[Gubazes II of Lazica|Gubazes II]] is invited to observe the [[siege]] of a [[Sassanid Empire|Persian]]-held fortress, and is murdered by the Byzantine [[Staff (military)|military staff]] after accusing them of incompetence.<ref>{{harvnb|Martindale|Jones|Morris|1992|pp=560, 841, 1103–1104}}; {{harvnb|Bury|1958|p=118}}; {{harvnb|Greatrex|Lieu|2002|pp=120–121}}</ref>

==== Asia ====
* Chinese [[Liang dynasty]]: [[Emperor Jing of Liang|Jing Di]], age 12, succeeds his father [[Emperor Yuan of Liang|Yuan Di]] and is declared emperor by general [[Emperor Wu of Chen|Chen Baxian]]. 
* The [[Rouran Khaganate]] ends; it is defeated by the [[Göktürks]] under [[Muqan Qaghan]], who expands his rule in [[Central Asia]].

=== By topic ===
==== Arts and sciences ====
* Around this time, the historian [[Jordanes]] writes several books, among them ''De origine actibusque Getarum'' (''[[The origin and deeds of the Goths]]'').
* [[Taliesin]], British [[poet]], becomes court bard to King [[Brochwel Ysgithrog|Brochwel]] of [[Kingdom of Powys|Powys]] (approximate date).

==== Religion ====
* [[June 7]] &ndash; [[Pope Vigilius]] dies at [[Syracuse, Sicily|Syracuse]] on his journey back home. His body is brought to [[Rome]] and buried in the [[San Martino ai Monti]]. 
* [[Cybi|Cybi Felyn]], abbot of [[Holyhead]], dies at his [[monastery]] in [[Caer Gybi (fort)|Caer Gybi]] (approximate date).
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== Births ==
* [[Basolus]], French [[Order of Saint Benedict|Benedictine]] and hermit (approximate date)
* [[Fatimah bint Asad]], mother of [[Ali ibn Abi Talib]] (d. [[626]])
* [[Khadija bint Khuwaylid|Khadija]], wife of [[Prophets in Islam|Islamic prophet]] [[Muhammad]] (approximate date)

== Deaths ==
* [[January 27]] &ndash; [[Emperor Yuan of Liang|Yuan Di]], emperor of the [[Liang dynasty]] (b. [[508]])<ref>{{cite book|title=Ancient and Early Medieval Chinese Literature (vol.3 & 4): A Reference Guide, Part Three & Four|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OWLPBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1541|date=22 September 2014|publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-90-04-27185-2|pages=1541–}}</ref>
* [[June 7]] &ndash; [[Pope Vigilius]]
*September/October - [[Gubazes II of Lazica|Gubazes II]], king of [[Lazica]] ([[Georgia (country)|Georgia]])<ref>{{cite book|author1=John Insley Coddington|author2=American Society of Genealogists|author3=Association for the Promotion of Scholarship in Genealogy|title=A Tribute to John Insley Coddington on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of the American Society of Genealogists|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zG5kAAAAMAAJ|year=1980|publisher=Association for the Promotion of Scholarship in Genealogy}}</ref>
*''exact date unknown''
**[[Helier]], Flemish-born [[hermit]] and [[patron saint]] of Jersey<ref>{{cite book|author=Trish Clark|title=France, United Kingdom, Ireland|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YT6jgsPMI4YC&pg=PA215|year=2010|publisher=HiddenSpring|isbn=978-1-58768-057-1|pages=215–}}</ref>
**[[Ly Thien Bao]], emperor of [[Vietnam]] (b. [[499]])<ref>{{cite book|author1=Hồng Đức Trần|author2=Anh Thư Hà|title=A Brief Chronology of Vietnam's History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TYZuAAAAMAAJ|year=2000|publisher=Thế Giới Publishers}}</ref> 
**[[Theudebald]], king of [[Austrasia]]<ref>{{cite book|author=Parke Godwin|title=The History of France: (Ancient Gaul)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7HsvAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA350|year=1860|publisher=Harper & brothers|pages=350–}}</ref> 
**[[Wang Sengbian]], general of the Liang dynasty<ref>{{cite book|title=Ancient and Early Medieval Chinese Literature (vol.3 & 4): A Reference Guide, Part Three & Four|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OWLPBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1697|date=22 September 2014|publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-90-04-27185-2|pages=1697–}}</ref>
*''probable''
**[[Cybi|Cybi Felyn]], [[Cornish people|Cornish]] bishop 
**[[Erb of Gwent]], [[Wales|Welsh]] king<ref name="Griffiths"/>

== References ==
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==Sources==
*{{cite book|last=Bury|first=John Bagnell|author-link=J. B. Bury|title=History of the Later Roman Empire: From the Death of Theodosius I to the Death of Justinian, Volume 2|location=Mineola, New York|publisher=Dover Publications, Inc|year=1958|isbn=0-486-20399-9|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JxWifqqPtUcC}}
*{{cite book|last1=Greatrex|first1=Geoffrey|last2=Lieu|first2=Samuel N. C.|title=The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars (Part II, 363–630 AD)|location=London, United Kingdom|publisher=Routledge|year=2002|isbn=0-415-14687-9|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NnLDQgAACAAJ}}
*{{cite book|editor1-last=Martindale|editor1-first=John Robert|editor2-last=Jones|editor2-first=Arnold Hugh Martin|editor3-last=Morris|editor3-first=J.|title=The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, Volume III: A.D. 527–641|year=1992|location=Cambridge, United Kingdom|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-20160-5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=110PAQAAMAAJ}}


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