549
549 (DXLIX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 5th century – 6th century – 7th century |
| Decades: | 510s 520s 530s – 540s – 550s 560s 570s |
| Years: | 546 547 548 – 549 – 550 551 552 |
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
- The Ostrogoths under Totila recapture Rome.
- Last Circus Maximus chariot races in Rome.[1]
- c. 549–564 – Transfiguration of Christ, mosaic in the apse, Church of the Virgin, Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai, Egypt, is made.
Europe
- Agila succeeds Theudigisel as king of the Visigoths.
- The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ossory (which still exists) is founded in Ireland.
- Archbishop Maximianus of Ravenna consecrates the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe.
Asia
- Emperor Jinwen succeeds Emperor Wu as ruler of the Liang Dynasty in China.
Births
Deaths
- Theudigisel, king of the Visigoths
- Tuathal Maelgarb, King of Tara
- Gao Cheng
- Emperor Wu of Liang
- Xiao Zhengde
- Princess Xu Zhaopei
- Zhu Yi
- Chen Daoten father of Emperor Xuan of Chen (in either 548 or 549)
549 Media
The Circus Maximus in Rome (1911)
References
- ↑ O'Donnell, James (2008). The Ruin of the Roman Empire. New York: HarperCollins. p. 266. ISBN 978-0-06-078737-0.