Editing 568

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Year '''568''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DLXVIII]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Sunday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. The denomination 568 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 ===
==== Europe ====
* Spring &ndash; The [[Lombards]], led by King [[Alboin]], cross the [[Julian Alps]]. Their invasion of [[Northern Italy]] is almost unopposed; withered [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] forces, that remain in the [[Po Valley]] and are based at [[Ravenna]], are no match for the overwhelming Lombard incursion. Residents of the Italian countryside flee at the Lombards' approach. Some retreat to the [[barrier island]]s along the shore of the Northern [[Adriatic Sea]], where they establish permanent settlements: the nascent city of [[Venice]].<ref>Traditional date as given in William J. Langer, ed. ''An Encyclopedia of World History''</ref>
* The [[Byzantine Greeks|Byzantines]] abandon present-day [[Lombardy]] and [[Tuscany]], to establish a frontier [[March (territory)|march]] in the hills south of Ravenna (still known as ''Le Marche''). [[Bavaria]]ns, [[Sarmatians]], [[Saxons]] and [[Taifals|Taifali]], join the invasion ''en route''. As they advance, the vacuum left behind them on the [[Balkan|Balkan Peninsula]] is filled by [[Avars (Carpathians)|Avars]], [[Bulgars]] and [[Slavic peoples|Slavs]].
* [[Sigebert I]], king of [[Austrasia]], repels a second attack from the Avars. His half brother [[Chilperic I]] strangles his wife [[Galswintha]] at the instigation of his mistress [[Fredegund]].
* [[Liuvigild]] is declared co-king and heir after the second year of the reign of his brother [[Liuva I]]. He becomes ruler over the [[Visigoths]] in [[Hispania Citerior]] (Eastern [[Spain]]).<ref>John of Biclaro, ''Chronicle'' 10. Translated by [[Kenneth Baxter Wolf]], ''Conquerors and Chroniclers of Early Medieval Spain'', second edition (Liverpool: University Press, 1990), p. 60</ref>
* [[Mummolus]], Gallo-Roman [[prefect]], defeats the Lombards at [[Embrun, Hautes-Alpes|Embrun]] and expels them from [[Provence]] (Southern [[Gaul]]). 
* The [[Avar Khaganate]] attempts to expel [[Kutrigurs]] who had fled the [[Göktürks]], ordering them to go south of the [[Sava|Sava River]]; those who leave generally fall under rule of the Turks.

==== Britain ====

* [[Æthelric of Bernicia|Æthelric]] succeeds his brother [[Adda of Bernicia|Adda]] as king of [[Bernicia]] (modern [[Scotland]]). He rules from 568–572 (approximate date).
* [[Ceawlin of Wessex#568: Wibbandun|Battle of Wibbandun]]: [[Ceawlin of Wessex]] defeats [[Æthelberht of Kent]] (according to the ''[[Anglo-Saxon Chronicle]]'').

==== Asia ====
* The [[Turkic peoples|Turks]] and [[Sassanid Empire|Sassanids]] succeed in destroying the [[Hepthalites]] on the eastern frontier (approximate date).
* A Turkish [[Khan (title)|khan]] sends emissaries to the [[Byzantine Empire]] (approximate date).

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* Emperor [[Justin II]] and his wife [[Sophia (empress)|Sophia]] send the ''[[Cross of Justin II]]'' ("Vatican Cross") to [[Rome]], to improve the relations with the [[Byzantine Empire]].<ref>McClanan, p. 167</ref>
* [[Paulinus I of Aquileia|Paulinus I]], patriarch of [[Aquileia]], flees with the treasures of his church and transfers them to the island of [[Grado, Friuli-Venezia Giulia|Grado]].  
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== Births ==
* [[Feng Deyi]], chancellor of the [[Tang dynasty]] (d. [[627]])
* [[Ingund (wife of Hermenegild)|Ingund]], princess, spouse of [[Visigoths|Visigoth]] prince  [[Hermenegild]] (d. [[584]])
* [[Liu Wenjing]], chancellor of the Tang dynasty (d. [[619]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Adda of Bernicia|Adda]], king of [[Bernicia]] (approximate date)
* [[Galswintha]], queen consort of Neustria, married to [[Chilperic I]] (b. [[540]])

== References ==
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