560s

Millennium: 1st millennium
Centuries: 5th century – 6th century – 7th century
Decades: 530s 540s 550s – 560s – 570s 580s 590s
Years: 560 561 562 563 564 565 566 567 568 569
Categories: Births – Deaths – Architecture
Establishments – Disestablishments
Eastern Hemisphere in 565AD.

The 560s decade ran from January 1, 560, to December 31, 569.

Contents

  • 1 Events and trends
  • 2 560
  • 3 561
  • 4 562
  • 5 563
  • 6 564
  • 7 565
  • 8 566
  • 9 567
  • 10 568
  • 11 569
  • 12 References

Events and trends

560

    • —The Byzantine conquest of Italy, completed in 560, comes to a premature end with the entrance of the Lombards, who proceed to conquer Italy, starting with the northeastern corner.

561

562

563

564

565

    • —The Emperor Justinian of the Byzantine Empire dies.

566

567

568

    • —A Turkish khan sends emissaries to Byzantium. [1]
    • —The Avars start to settle in Pannonia.

569

References

  1. ^ Roberts, J: "History of the World.". Penguin, 1994.
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