525

525 (DXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 525th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 525th year of the 1st millennium, the 25th year of the 6th century, and the 6th year of the 520s decade. As of the start of 525, the Gregorian calendar was 2 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	5th century – 6th century – 7th century
Decades:	490s  500s  510s  – 520s –  530s  540s  550s
Years:	522 523 524 – 525 – 526 527 528

Events

• Bernicia settled by the Angles.
• Ethiopia conquers Yemen.
• The Daisan river, a tributary of the Euphrates, floods Edessa and within a couple of hours fills the entire city except for the highest parts. Eventually the pent-up waters break through the city walls. The Shroud of Turin was discovered during the rebuilding of the city.
• Byzantine emperor Justin I rebuilds Anazarbus and renames it the Justinopolis.
• Dionysius Exiguus produces his tables for computing the date of Easter.