654
| Years: 650 651 652 653 – 654 – 655 656 657 658 | |
| Decades: 620s 630s 640s – 650s – 660s 670s 680s | |
| Centuries: 6th century – 7th century – 8th century | |
Events
- King Reccaswinth issues Visigothic law code.
- Rhodes invaded by Arab force. Remains of the Colossus of Rhodes sold off.
- September 17 – Martin I arrives in Constantinople, where he is eventually deposed as pope by the emperor Constans II
- Eugene I elected pope.
- Botolph founds his monastery, presumably in Boston.
Births
Deaths
- Emperor Kotoku of Japan
- Penda of Mercia, king of Mercia, overthrown and killed by Oswiu
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