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  • Spain
    551
    Byzantine Empire

    Athanagild sought Justinian's help in a rebellion against the king

    Spain
    551

    In 551, Athanagild, a noble from Visigothic Hispania, sought Justinian's help in a rebellion against the king, and the emperor dispatched a force under Liberius, a successful military commander. The empire held on to a small slice of the Iberian Peninsula coast until the reign of Heraclius.




  • Gualdo Tadino, Italy
    551
    Byzantine Empire

    Battle of Taginae

    Gualdo Tadino, Italy
    551

    The arrival of the Armenian eunuch Narses in Italy (late 551) with an army of 35,000 men marked another shift in Gothic fortunes. Totila of the Ostrogoths was defeated at the Battle of Taginae.




  • Qufu, Shandong, China
    551 BC
    Ancient China

    Confucius was born

    Qufu, Shandong, China
    551 BC

    Confucius was born.




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