530
Year 530 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lampadius and Probus Orestes|Probus]. The denomination 530 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
- December 15 - Emperor Justinian I selects a second commission to excerpt and codify the writings of the jurists on Roman law. This becomes the Digest.
- Tribonian becomes quaestor sacri palatii and chief editor of the compilation of the old Roman lawyers' writings.
Persia
- Spring - Battle of Dara: Belisarius and Hermogenes defeat a combined Persian-Arab army of 50,000 men at Dara, by entrenching his infantry in a refused position in the centre line, then carrying out a cavalry envelopment to culminate a classic defensive-offensive battleplan.
- Summer - Battle of Satala: A Byzantine cavalry force under command of Sittas defeats a major Persian invasion into Roman Armenia.
Africa
- King Hilderic is deposed by his cousin Gelimer after a seven-year reign. Gelimer restores Arianism as the official religion of the Vandal Kingdom and puts Hilderic in prison along with other supporters.
- Justinian I sends an embassy to Carthage to negotiate with Gelimer. Gelimer replies: “Nothing is more desirable than that a monarch should mind his own business.”
China
- Emperor Xiao Zhuang Di is arrested and imprisoned in a Buddhist temple at Jinyang. He is succeeded by Chang Guang Wang, who becomes the new ruler of Northern Wei.
- Xiao Tong, eldest son of emperor Wu Di, compiles the Wen Xuan, a famous anthology of works dating from the Han to the Liang dynasty.
By topic
Art
- The mosaic synagogue floor from Maon is made. It is now kept at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
- The Vishnu Temple at Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh is built.
Religion
- September 22 - Pope Felix IV dies at Rome after a tenure of four years, two months and 13 days, in which he has condemned semi-pelagianism. He is succeeded by Boniface II, who becomes the 55th pope.
- October 14 - Dioscorus is elected as antipope in the Lateran Palace, but he dies within a month, thus ending the schism.
- Brendan, Irish abbot, allegedly climbs to the top of Mount Brandon to look for the Americas.
Births
- Colmán of Cloyne, Irish monk
- Dallán Forgaill, Irish poet
- Sophia, Roman and Byzantine Empresses#Justinian dynasty (518–602)|Byzantine Empress]
- Venantius Fortunatus, Latin poet and bishop
- Xuan Di, emperor of the Chen dynasty
Deaths
- September 22 - Pope Felix IV
- October 14 - Antipope Dioscorus
- Cador, king of Dumnonia
- Dhu Nuwas, king of Himyar
- Drest III, king of the Picts
- Erzhu Rong, general of Northern Wei
- Xiao Baoyin, prince of Southern Qi