530s

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 * — in ; the cathedral was destroyed. They were put down a week later by  and ; up to 30,000 people were killed in the.
 * ,, rebuilt (532–537)
 * Under the leadership of the, general  fought many campaigns defeating, among others, the  in North Africa, bringing their kingdom to an end.
 * During the, the sun reportedly became very dim and the weather was extraordinarily cold. This may have been caused by a huge volcanic eruption (possibly ).