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Years: 538 539 540 541 - 542 - 543 544 545 546 |
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Decades: 510s 520s 530s - 540s - 550s 560s 570s |
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Centuries: 5th century - 6th century - 7th century |
Events
- The plague killed upwards of 100,000 in Constantinople and perhaps two million or more in the rest of the Byzantine Empire (possibly exaggerated).
- Ostrogoth king Totila reconquers Naples, Benevento, and other parts of Italy.
- Childebert I captures Pamplona and besieges Zaragoza.
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