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The first academy of the east the Academy of Gundeshapur founded in Iran by Khosrau I of Persia.

Irish colonists and invaders, the Scots, began migrating to Caledonia (later known as Scotland)

Glendalough monastery, Wicklow Ireland founded by St. Kevin

The monastery on Iona is founded by St. Columb

Zen Buddhists enter Vietnam from China.

Buddhist Jataka stories are translated into Persian by order of the Zoroastrian king Khosrau.

537: Battle of Camlann, final battle of King Arthur

Buddhism introduced to Japan from Baekje (Korea) in 552, thus contributing to the changes that occurred in the Asuka period.

Outbreak of bubonic plague in Constantinople and the rest of the Roman Empire (Plague of Justinian).

Establishment of Karantania, first stable and independent state of Slovenians and of Slavs.

The Kutriguri Bulgars move into modern Romania.

Jewish influence in Aksum.

Nubia is largely converted to Coptic Christianity.

The area of modern Aargau falls to the Franks.

The Kingdom of Funan dies out.

Black Death raged over south east Asia.

Silk Road farther into Europe.

589-618: Sui Dynasty of China

Old Irish language develops

Old Dutch language develops

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Pope Gregory the Great (590-604)

Arthur, defeated the Anglo-Saxons

Justinian, Byzantine Emperor (527-565)

Khosrau I of Persia, Sassanid king (531-579)

Belisarius, last great Roman general

Gregory of Tours (c. 538-594)

Beowulf, (fictional?) king of the Geats

Jordanes, author of the Getica.

Procopius, Byzantine historian.

Bozorgmehr, Persian sage.

Muhammad, prophet of Islam, born cca in 570.

Empress Suiko of Japan

Taliesin, Welsh poet

Abraham Kidunaia

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Dionysius Exiguus creates the Anno Domini system, inspired by the alleged birth of Jesus, in 525. This is the system upon which the Gregorian calendar and Common Era systems are based.

Backgammon (nard) invented in Persia by Burzoe

Chess, as chaturanga, entered Persia from India and was modified to shatranj.

Breast-strap horse harness in use in Frankish kingdom

Byzantine Empire acquires silk technology from China

Vaghbata, Indian medical books

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