- 520s
Events and Trends
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Maelgwn Hir ap Cadwallon , perhaps legendary, assumes the throne ofGwynedd inGreat Britain (possible date)
*The Golden Gate ofJerusalem is built (probable date)
*523 — John I succeeds Hormisdas asPope ofRome . John I dies in526 .
*523 — Seong becomes king ofBaekje . He later makesBuddhism his state religion.
*525 —Axum (Ethiopia) conquersSheba (Yemen)
*526 — Earthquake kills approximately 300,000 inSyria andAntioch .
*527 —Justinian I succeedsJustin I asEmperor of theEastern Roman Empire .
*527 — TheKingdom of Essex is founded by the Saxons.
*528 —Bulguksa , a Buddhist temple, is built inKorea .
*529 — first draft ofCorpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work injurisprudence ) is issued by EmperorJustinian I
*529 — TheAcademy atAthens , founded byPlato in347 BC , is closed by EmperorJustinian I .
*529 — TheChurch of the Nativity is burnt down during a revolt by theSamaritan s.
*529 — SaintBenedict of Nursia founds the monastery ofMonte Cassino inItaly .
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