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| Years: 540 541 542 543 – 544 – 545 546 547 548 | |
| Decades: 510s 520s 530s – 540s – 550s 560s 570s | |
| Centuries: 5th century – 6th century – 7th century | |
Events
- Belisarius is sent back to Italy to once more fight the Ostrogoths who have been making reconquests in the area.
- Pope Vigilius is ordered to Constantinople.
- Jacob Baradaeus consecrates Sergius of Tella as Patriarch of Antioch. By this act, he creates a permanent schism between the Syrian Orthodox Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.
- Khosrau I of Persia unsuccessfully attacks the Byzantine fortress of Dara.
Births
Deaths
- King Wihtgar of the Isle of Wight
- October 18 – Saint Wenna
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