520s
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Centuries: 5th Century - 6th Century - 7th Century
Decades: 470s - 480s - 490s - 500s - 510s - 520s - 530s - 540s - 550s - 560s - 570s
Years: 520 521 522 523 524 525 526 527 528 529 530
Events and Trends
- Maelgwn Hir ap Cadwallon, perhaps legendary, assumes the throne of Gwynedd in Great Britain (possible date)
- The Golden Gate of Jerusalem is built (probable date)
- 523 - John I succeeds Hormisdas as Pope of Rome. John I dies in 526.
- 523 - Seong becomes king of Baekje. He later makes Buddhism his state religion.
- 525 - Axum(Ethiopia) conquers Sheba(Yemen)
- 526 - Earthquake kills approximately 300,000 in Syria and Antioch.
- 527 - Justinian I succeeds Justin I as Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire.
- 527 - The Kingdom of Essex is founded by the Saxons.
- 528 - Bulguksa, a Buddhist temple, is built in Korea.
- 529 - first draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in jurisprudence) is issued by Emperor Justinian I
- 529 - The Academy at Athens, founded by Plato in 347 BC, is closed by Emperor Justinian I.
- 529 - The Church of the Nativity is burnt down during a revolt by the Samaritans.
