551

Calendar overview 551

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551
In the battle for Lasika , the Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I and the Persian ruler Chosrau I conclude a new armistice.
551 in other calendars
Ethiopian calendar	543/544
Buddhist calendar	1094/95 (southern Buddhism); 1093/94 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana )
Chinese calendar	54th (55th) cycle Year of the metal sheep辛未 ( at the beginning of the year metal horse 庚午)
Jewish calendar	4311/12 (September 15/16)
Coptic calendar	267/268
Roman calendar	from urbe condita MCCCIV (1304) Diocletian's era : 267/268 (turn of the year November)
Seleucid era	Babylon: 861/862 (April) Syria: 862/863 (October)
Spanish era	589
Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar)	607/608 (turn of the year April)

Events

Course of the Gothic Wars

Narses becomes Justinian's imperial general in Italy in the fight against the Ostrogoths under Totila . In the following year he succeeds in the final smashing of the Ostrogoth Empire .
Autumn: Battle of Sena Gallica
Roman-Persian Wars : An armistice between Eastern Stream and the Sassanids is extended by 5 years; Colchis remains exempt from the agreement.
Athanagild starts an uprising against Agila I for the throne of the Visigoth Empire . He is supported by Eastern Roman troops.
Bumin Ilkhan , leader of the Gök Turks , accepts the Khagan title.

Earthquake in the Eastern Mediterranean: After a severe wave of earthquakes in central Greece , there are others in Constantinople , Tire , Sidon , Berytos , Byblos and Petra , causing great damage. On the Mediterranean coast, this also leads to large tidal waves.

around 551: Babai the Great , theologian within the Assyrian Church of the East († 628 )
around 551: Germanus , Eastern Roman heir to the throne († 605 )