Editing 576

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[[File:Saintgermanusofparis.jpg|thumb|right|[[Germain of Paris]] (c. 496–576)]]
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Year '''576''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DLXXVI]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Wednesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. The denomination 576 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 ====
* [[Byzantine–Sassanid War of 572–591|Byzantine–Sassanid War]]: A [[Sassanid Empire|Persian]] army under King [[Khosrau I]] breaks through the [[Caucasian Albania|Caucasus]] into [[Anatolia]] (modern [[Turkey]]). They attack the cities of [[Erzurum|Theodosiopolis]] and [[Kayseri|Caesarea]], but are thwarted. Khosrau is forced to retreat and sacks [[Sivas|Sebasteia]]. On the way home, he is intercepted by a [[Byzantine Greeks|Byzantine]] force under [[Justinian (magister militum per Orientem)|Justinian]] (''[[magister militum]]'' of the East), and severely [[Battle of Melitene (576)|defeated near Melitene]]. The royal [[baggage]] is captured, and many Persians drown, while escaping across the [[Euphrates]].<ref>Rome at War AD 293–696 (p. 60). Michael Whitby, 2002. {{ISBN|1-84176-359-4}}</ref>

==== Europe ====
* [[Baduarius]], son-in-law of the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] emperor [[Justin II]], is sent to [[Italy]] to resist the [[Kingdom of the Lombards|Lombard]] conquest. He leads an aborted counter-assault against the [[Lombards]] and dies soon after.<ref>Martindale, Jones & Morris 1992, p. 164</ref>
* The [[Visigoths]] under King [[Liuvigild]] establish the capital of their kingdom in [[Toledo, Spain|Toledo]], located in central [[Spain]] (approximate date).

==== Asia ====
* The [[Göktürks]] under [[Tardu]] cross the [[Strait of Kerch|Cimmerian Bosporus]] into the [[Republic of Crimea (Russia)|Crimea]], and besiege the city of [[Panticapaeum]] ([[Ukraine]]).
* [[Jinji of Silla|Jinji]] becomes king of the Korean kingdom of [[Silla]].<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Rulers of Korea |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/koru/hd_koru.htm |website=www.metmuseum.org |access-date=21 April 2019}}</ref>
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== Births ==
* [[Abu Ayyub al-Ansari]], friend of [[Muhammad]] (approximate date)
* [[Gao Shilian]], chancellor of the [[Tang dynasty]] (d. [[647]])

== Deaths ==
* [[May 28]] &ndash; [[Germain of Paris|Saint Germain]], [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paris|bishop of Paris]]
* [[Baduarius]], Byzantine aristocrat (approximate date)

== References ==
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