Events

• May 20 - Earthquake kills approximately 300,000 in Syria and Antioch.
• July 12 - Felix succeeds John as pope.
• Athalaric succeeds Theodoric as king of the Ostrogoths, and Amalaric becomes king of the Visigoths in his own name.
• Justin I names Justinian I his co-emperor and successor

Births

Deaths

• May 18 - Pope John I
• May 20 - Euphrosius , patriarch of Antioch (killed in earthquake)
• Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths