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598
The Avars break the siege of Tomis on and beat the Byzantines at Iatrus to flight.
598 in other calendars
Armenian calendar	46/47 (turn of the year July)
Ethiopian calendar	590/591
Buddhist calendar	1141/42 (southern Buddhism); 1140/41 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana )
Chinese calendar	54th (55th) cycle Year of the Earth-Horse戊午 ( at the beginning of the year Fire-Snake 丁巳)
Jewish calendar	4358/59 (September 7/8)
Coptic calendar	314/315
Roman calendar	from urbe condita MCCCLI (1351) Diocletian's era : 314/315 (November turn of the year)
Seleucid era	Babylon: 908/909 (April) Syria: 909/910 (October)
Spanish era	636
Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar)	654/655 (turn of the year April)

Events

Politics and world events

• March 30th : During Maurikios' Balkan campaigns, the Avars break off the siege of Tomis and put Komentiolus to flight near Iatrus , then they hit Constantinople , where they suffer heavy losses from the plague. After all, they withdraw against payment.
• around 598: British troops win a victory against Bernicia at Catterick .

Disasters

• 598/ 599 : From Marseille from the spread again plague the Franks .

Born

• Brahmagupta , Indian mathematician († 668 )

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