General
Population: Between 190 and 230 million*
- Religion: Pope Agapetus I dies and Pope Silverius appointed - son of Pope Hormisdas
- Deaths: Pope Agapetus I died
Europe
- Franco-German States: After destruction of Ostrogoth kingdom Provence becomes part of the kingdom of the Franks
- Italian States: Belisarius under Justinian takes Rome and Naples - becomes part of the Byzantine Empire
Middle East
- Byzantine Empire: Belisarius under Justinian seizes Rome and Naples conquering Ostrogoths