Editing 579

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[[File:HormizdIV.jpg|thumb|right|King [[Hormizd IV]] (579 – 590)]]
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Year '''579''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DLXXIX]]''') was a [[common year starting on Sunday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. The denomination 579 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]]: King [[Khosrau I]] seeks peace, but dies before an agreement can be reached. The [[Mesopotamia]]n front becomes stalemated, and [[Maurice (emperor)|Maurice]] (''[[magister militum]]'' of the East) fortifies the borders in [[Armenia]] and [[Syria]].

====Central America====
*[[September 2]] &ndash; [[Scroll Serpent|Uneh Chan]] becomes the [[Maya rulers|ruler of the Mayan city state]] of [[Calakmul]] in southern [[Mexico]] and reigns until [[611]].

==== Europe ====
* [[Hermenegild]], son of [[Visigoths|Visigothic]] king [[Liuvigild]], marries [[Ingund (wife of Hermenegild)|Ingund]]. He rebels against his father, starting in [[Seville]] (Southern [[Spain]]), and declares himself [[Catholicism|Catholic]]. 
* Heavy [[tax]]es levied by [[Merovingian dynasty|Merovingian]] king [[Chilperic I]] of [[Neustria]] produce a revolt at [[Limoges]] (central [[France]]), as he sells [[Episcopal see|bishopric]]s to the highest bidder.

==== Britain ====

* [[Frithuwald of Bernicia|Frithuwald]] succeeds his brother [[Theodric of Bernicia|Theodoric]] as king of [[Bernicia]] ([[Scotland]]). He rules from 579–585 (approximate date).

==== Persia ====
* Khosrau I dies after a 48-year reign, during which he has extended his realm from the [[Amu Darya|River Oxus]] to the [[Red Sea]]. He is succeeded by his son [[Hormizd IV]], who becomes king of the [[Sassanid Empire|Persian Empire]].
* Summer &ndash; Hormizd IV refuses to give up territories, and breaks off negotiations with the [[Byzantine Empire]].<ref>{{harvnb|Greatrex|Lieu|2002|pp=160–162}}</ref> The [[Göktürks|Türks]] invade [[Greater Khorasan|Khorasan]] and reach [[Hyrcania]] on the [[Caspian Sea]].

==== Asia ====

* Emperor [[Emperor Xuan of Northern Zhou|Xuan Di]] abdicates the [[throne]] to his son [[Emperor Jing of Northern Zhou|Jing Di]], age 6, and rules as [[Regency|regent]] the [[Northern Zhou|Northern Zhou dynasty]].
* [[Jinpyeong of Silla|Jinpyeong]] 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>

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[July 30]] &ndash; [[Pope Benedict I]] dies after a 4-year reign, and is succeeded by [[Pope Pelagius II|Pelagius II]] as the 63rd [[pope]]. During the [[Lombards|Lombard]] siege of [[Rome]], he labors to solve the problems of [[famine]].
* Pelagius II sends [[Pope Gregory I|Gregory]] as his ''[[apocrisiarius]]'' (ambassador to the imperial court in [[Constantinople]]).<ref>Ekonomou, 2007, p. 8</ref> He is part of a Roman [[Diplomatic mission|delegation]] to ask for military aid against the Lombards. 
* [[Leander of Seville|Leander]], [[Catholicism|Catholic]] bishop of Seville, is [[exile]]d by Liuvigild and withdraws to Constantinople. At the Byzantine court he composes works against [[Arianism]] (approximate date).
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== Births ==
* [[Fang Xuanling]], [[chancellor of the Tang dynasty]] (d. [[648]])

== Deaths ==
* [[July 30]] &ndash; [[Pope Benedict I]]
* [[Khosrau I]], king of the [[Sassanid Empire|Persian Empire]]
* [[Theodric of Bernicia|Theodric]], king of [[Bernicia]] ([[Scotland]])

== References ==
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*{{cite book|last=Greatrex|first=Geoffrey|last2=Lieu|first2=Samuel N. C.|title=The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars (Part II, 363–630 AD)|location=New York, New York and London, United Kingdom|publisher=Routledge (Taylor & Francis)|year=2002|isbn=0-415-14687-9|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zc8iAQAAIAAJ}}

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