General
Population: Between 190 and 230 million*
- Entertainment: Boethius the Roman writes "De consolatione philosophia" in prison
- Deaths: Roman scholar Boethius, Sigismund king of Burgundy
Europe
- Franco-German States: Sigismund king of Burgundy killed by Chlodomer son of Clovis I – succeeded by Godomar
- Italian States: Execution of Boethius the Roman scholar for high treason – writes "De consolatione philosophia" in prison
Middle East
- General: War resumes between Byzantium and Persia to 531