574
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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| Thai solar calendar | 1116–1117 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴水蛇年 (female Water-Snake) 700 or 319 or −453 — to — 阳木马年 (male Wood-Horse) 701 or 320 or −452 |
Year 574 (DLXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 574 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 7 – Emperor Justin II retires due to recurring seizures of insanity; he abdicates the throne in favour of his general Tiberius. Justin proclaims him Caesar and adopts him as his own son.[1]
- Winter – Empress Persians, at the cost of 45,000 solidi. The truce applies only to the Mesopotamian front; in the Caucasus, war continues.[2]
Europe
- King duchies (Rule of the Dukes).[3]
- The Amaya (Burgos). He massacres the inhabitants and adds the province to the Visigothic Kingdom.
- Áedán mac Gabráin becomes king of Dál Riata (Scotland) (approximate Date).
Asia
- The Persian Empire overthrows the Axumite- and Byzantine-affiliated regimes in Yemen (Arabian Peninsula).[4]
Unidentified
- A major volcanic eruption occurs in the Antarctic.[5]
By topic
Religion
- July 13 – Pope John III dies at Rome after a 13-year reign, until June of next year the Holy See becomes sede vacante.
- Marius Aventicensis is made bishop of Aventicum (modern Avenches).
Births
- )
- Liang Dynasty (d. 647)
Deaths
- July 13 – Pope John III
- Cleph, king of the Lombards (or 575)
- Conall mac Comgaill, king of Dál Riata[6]
- Xuan, empress of Northern Zhou
- Queen Jiso
References
- ^ Tiberius II Constantine[permanent dead link].
- ^ Greatrex & Lieu 2002, p. 136.
- ^ Lombard (2008).
- ISBN 0-19-512558-4.
- ^ Connor, Steve (July 7, 2014). "Our explosive past is written in the Antarctic ice". i. London. p. 17.
- ISBN 9780199691869.
- Bibliography
- Greatrex, Geoffrey; Lieu, Samuel N. C. (2002). The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars (Part II, 363–630 AD). New York, New York and London, United Kingdom: Routledge (Taylor & Francis). ISBN 0-415-14687-9.