540s BC — Events and trends* 546 BC Croesus, Lydian king, is defeated by Cyrus of Persia near the River Halys. * 546 BC Cyrus of Persia completes his conquest of Lydia, and makes Pasargadae his capital. * 546 BC Cyrus the Great establishes a garrison in… … Wikipedia
Byzantine Empire — the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the Western Empire in A.D. 476. Cap.: Constantinople. * * * Empire, southeastern and southern Europe and western Asia. It began as the city of Byzantium, which had grown from an ancient Greek colony… … Universalium
Justinian I — Infobox Emperor name =Justinian I full name =Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Justinianus title =Emperor of the Byzantine Empire caption =Justinian depicted on one of the famous mosaics of the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna reign =9 August 527 13 or 14… … Wikipedia
List of decades — For other uses of the term decade , see Decade (disambiguation). See also: list of years, List of centuries, List of millennia, and History This is a list of decades from the beginning of the 17th century BC to the end of the 22nd Century AD … Wikipedia
Khinialon — (Chinialus) was ruler of the Kutrigurs from the 540s until 551. Prior to him there are only four Kutrigur Leaders names given. Two of these are also given in alternative sources as leaders for the Utigurs (Grod 520s 528 and Mugel 528 530s). The… … Wikipedia
Sandilch — ( Ζάνδιλ , Ζάνδιλχος ) (in Bulgaria Санди, Сандьо/Sandi, Sandyo are nickname from Alexander in Censtral Asia is Sandar, Sikandar, S kandal) was Khan of the Utigur Bulgars from the 540s to the 560s and an allai to the Byzantines. Prior to him the… … Wikipedia
Túathal Máelgarb — Túathal mac Cormaic (died 540s), called Túathal Máelgarb, was the son of Cormac Cáech, son of Coirpre mac Néill. He was High King of Ireland. In the earliest accounts he appears to have been regarded as the man who completed the conquest of what… … Wikipedia
Potez 540 — infobox Aircraft name = Potez 540 type = Reconnaissance/bomber logo = manufacturer = Potez caption = designer = first flight = 14 November 1933 introduction = 1934 retired = status = primary user = French Air Force more users = produced = number… … Wikipedia
Lombards — The Lombards (Latin Langobardi , whence the alternative names Langobards and Longobards) were a Germanic people originally from Northern Europe who settled in the valley of the Danube and from there invaded Byzantine Italy in 568 under the… … Wikipedia
568 — yearbox in?= cp=5th century c=6th century cf=7th century yp1=565 yp2=566 yp3=567 year=568 ya1=569 ya2=570 ya3=571 dp3=530s dp2=540s dp1=550s d=560s dn1=570s dn2=580s dn3=590s NOTOC EventsBy PlaceEurope*April 1 King Alboin leads the Lombards into… … Wikipedia
