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Calendar overview 546
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| Totila conquered the city of Piacenza in the Second Gothic War . | |
| 546 in other calendars | |
| Ethiopian calendar | 538/539 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1089/90 (southern Buddhism); 1088/89 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 54th (55th) cycle
Year of the fire tiger丙寅 ( at the beginning of the year wood buffalo 乙丑) |
| Jewish calendar | 4306/07 (September 12/13) |
| Coptic calendar | 262/263 |
| Roman calendar |
from urbe condita MCCIC (1299)
Diocletian's era : 262/263 (turn of the year November) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 856/857 (April)
Syria: 857/858 (October) |
| Spanish era | 584 |
| Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) | 602/603 (turn of the year April) |
Events
Politics and world events
- Second Gothic War : Totila conquers Piacenza .
- December 17th : The Ostrogoths recapture Rome after a long siege . During this siege, the ancient aqueducts that had supplied the city, its thermal baths and above all the flour mills with water were destroyed.
- Ostrom makes an alliance with the Lombards against the Gepids .
- The leader of the Lombards , Walthari , is overthrown; he is followed by Audoin , Alboin's father .
religion
Maximianus of Ravenna, mosaic in San Vitale
- October 14th : Maximianus receives the episcopal ordination from Pope Vigilius in Patras . He is made Archbishop of Ravenna .
Died
- Guntarith , Eastern Roman military leader of Vandal descent
- Stotzas the Younger , Moorish military leader
- Walthari , Duke of the Lombards