542 - Definition and Overview

Years: 538 539 540 541 - 542 - 543 544 545 546
Decades: 510s 520s 530s - 540s - 550s 560s 570s
Centuries: 5th century - 6th century - 7th century

Events

The plague killed upwards of 100,000 in Constantinople and perhaps two million or more in the rest of the Byzantine Empire (possibly exaggerated).
Ostrogoth king Totila reconquers Naples, Benevento, and other parts of Italy.
Childebert I captures Pamplona and besieges Zaragoza.

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Deaths

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