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Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

*Battle of Daras: Belisarius and Hermogenes defeat the Persians in a major battle which blunts a Persian offensive into Roman Mesopotamia.
*December 15 - Justinian selects a second commission to excerpt and codify the writings of the jurists on Roman Law. This becomes the Pandects (Digest).
*Tribonian becomes quaestor.

Europe

*Hilderic, king of Vandals and Alans, deposed by his cousin Gelimer

Asia

*Wei Chang Guang Wang succeeds Xiao Zhuang Di as ruler of the Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty

By Topic

Religion

*September 22 - Pope Boniface II is elected to succeed Pope Felix IV

Births

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Deaths

*September 22 - Pope Felix IV
*Cado ap Gerren, King of Dumnonia. Succeeded by his son Custennin ap Cado.

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