511. Death of Clovis; the Frankish kingdom is divided equally among his four sons: Theodoric I (Thierry), Metz; Clodomir, Orleans; Childebert I, Paris; and Clotair, Soissons.
Monophysite riot at Constantinople, caused by the controversy respecting the nature of Christ.
512. Second Monophysite riot at Constantinople.
515. A body of Huns breaks through the Caspian gates and invades Cappadocia.
Publication of St. Benedict's monastic rule.
518. Death of Anastasius, the Eastern Emperor, and accession of Justin I.
519. Cerdic gives the name of Wessex to that part of Britain conquered by him; he assumes the title of king; Cynric is his coadjutor.
523. Sigismund, the Burgundian King, assumes the monastic habit, but is betrayed into the hands of the Franks, who throw him, with his wife and children, into a well at Orleans. His brother, Gondemar, is elected king.
525. Theodoric, King of Italy, orders the execution of Boethius and Symmachus.
526. Death of Theodoric and accession of Athalaric.