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.

520s

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