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| Years: 529 530 531 532 - 533 - 534 535 536 537 | |
| Decades: 500s 510s 520s - 530s - 540s 550s 560s | |
| Centuries: 5th century - 6th century - 7th century | |
Events
- February 1 - John becomes Pope, succeeding Pope Boniface II, who had died in 532.
- Belisarius, a general in the service of Justinian I, lands in North Africa and attacks the Vandals.
- September - Battle of Ad Decimium: Belisarius defeats the Vandals under Gelimer. Gelimer, forced to flee, leaves Carthage unprotected.
- December - Battle of Ticameron: Belisarius defeats a new Vandal force under Gelimer and Tzazo. Tzazo is killed in an all-cavalry fight, and Gelimer flees to the mountains of Numidia.
- December 16 - The Digesta or Pandectae, a collection of jurist writings and other sources, is completed (see Corpus Juris Civilis).
- Theodebert I becomes king of Austrasia.
Births
Deaths
- January 13 - Saint Remigius, bishop of Reims, baptiser of Clovis I
- Theuderic I of Austrasia (or 534)af:533
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