578
| Years: 574 575 576 577 – 578 – 579 580 581 582 | |
| Decades: 540s 550s 560s – 570s – 580s 590s 600s | |
| Centuries: 5th century – 6th century – 7th century | |
Events
- Tiberius II Constantine succeeds Justin II as Byzantine Emperor
Births
Deaths
- July 30 – Jacob Baradaeus, bishop of Edessa
- October 5 – Justin II, Roman emperor
- Northern Zhou Wu Di, Chinese ruler
- John Malalas, Byzantine chronicler
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