547
Year 547 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 547 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
Europe
- Gothic War: Belisarius recaptures Rome from the Ostrogoths, but his Italian campaign is unsuccessful.
- The mosaic panels of Justinian I and Theodora I with attendants, in the Basilica of San Vitale, are made.
- Theudebald, age 13, succeeds his father Theudebert I after a reign of 14 years, and becomes king of Austrasia.
Britain
- King Ida establishes the kingdom of Bernicia. He builds Bamburgh Castle as a fortress that will become the seat of Anglo-Saxon kings.
Africa
- Battle of Marta: The Byzantine army under John Troglita is defeated by Moorish tribes in Tripolitania. He flees to Lunci, and is forced to withdraw north to the fortress of Laribus.
Asia
- The Tonkin revolt, led by Lý Nam Đế, is suppressed by the Chinese Liang dynasty.
By topic
Religion
- The Basilica of San Vitale is consecrated by bishop Maximianus of Ravenna.
Births
- Pei Ju, official of the Sui dynasty and Tang dynasty
- Zhu Manyue, empress of Northern Zhou
Deaths
- February 10 - Scholastica, Christian nun
- March 21 - Saint Benedict, Patron Saint of Europe, twin brother of St Scholastica, famous for building the Monastery of Mt Cassino and for his Benedictine Monastic Rule
- Gao Huan, general of Northern Wei
- Maelgwn Hir ap Cadwallon, king of Gwynedd
- Theudebert I, king of Austrasia
- Tribonian, Byzantine jurist and author of the ''Codex Justinianus''