565 BC
__NOTOC__ Year 565 (Roman numerals, DLXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 565 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Byzantine Empire * November 15 – Justin II succeeds his uncle Justinian I as emperor of the Byzantine Empire. He begins his reign by refusing subsidies to the Avars (Carpathians), Avars, who conduct several large-scale raids through the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula. * Justin II recalls his cousin Justin (consul 540), Justin (pretender to the throne) to Constantinople; after accusations against him, he is placed under house arrest. * Justin II sends his son-in-law Baduarius (''magister militum'') with a Byzantine army, to support the Gepids in their war against the Lombards.Jarnut 1995, p. 22.Martindale 1992, ''s.v. Baduarius (2)'', p. 64–65. ...
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