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| Centuries: | 5th century · 6th century · 7th century |
| Decades: | 510s 520s 530s 540s 550s 560s 570s |
| Years: | 537 538 539 540 541 542 543 |
| Gregorian calendar | 540 DXL
|
| Ab urbe condita | 1293 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1304 – -1303 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1084 |
| Coptic calendar | 256 – 257 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 532 – 533 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4300 – 4301 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 595 – 596 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 462 – 463 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3641 – 3642 |
| Holocene calendar | 10540 |
| Iranian calendar | 82 BP – 81 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 85 BH – 84 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 1200 (皇紀1200年) |
| Julian calendar | 585 |
| Korean calendar | 2873 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1083 |
Events[]
By Place[]
Byzantine Empire[]
- General Belisarius conquers Milan and the Ostrogothic capital Ravenna.
- The Sassanids attack Daraa and capture Antioch.
- The Huns and Bulgars raid Greece.
Europe[]
- Ostrogoth king Witiges is succeeded by Ildibad.
- High King Custennin ap Cado of Britain is deposed and returns to Dumnonia.
By Topic[]
Religion[]
- Pope Vigilius rejects Monophysitism in letters to Emperor Justinian I and Patriarch Mennas of Constantinople.
- The former Roman senator Cassiodorus establishes a monastery, the Vivarium, on his estate in Italy. He enlists highly educated and sophisticated men to copy both sacred and secular manuscripts, intending this to be their sole occupation (approximate date).
- Benedict of Nursia writes his monastic laws.
Births[]
- Pope Gregory I (approximate date)
- Galswintha, wife of Chilperic I
- Myrddin Wyllt, later wild man of the woods and possible source for Merlin (approximate date)
Deaths[]
- Dionysius Exiguus (approximate date)
- Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths
- Empress Yifu
- Empress Yujiulü
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People of the year 540 at Familypedia
2 people were born in 540
| Father | Mother | Age mother at birth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grasulf I of Friuli (540-?) | |||
| Cutha of Wessex (c540-584) | Cynric of Wessex (-560) |
0 children were born to the 0 women born in 540
0 people died in 540
14 people lived in 540
Events of the year 540 at Familypedia
0 people were married in 540.
There were 0 military battles in 540.