Year 555 (DLV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 555 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

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By place

Byzantine Empire

• An earthquake devastates Latakia.

Asia

• The Nan Liang Dynasty begins; the first ruler is Nan Liang Xuan Di.
• Chinese Liang Dynasty: Liang Yuan Di is succeeded by Liang Zheng Yang Hou, then Liang Jing Di.
• The Mongolic Rouran Khaganate (330 555), of Xianbei provenance, ruled a massive empire before being defeated by the G kt rks (555 745) whose empire was even bigger.

By topic

Arts and sciences

• Taliesin becomes court bard to King Brochfael of Powys (approximate date).
• Around this time, the historian Jordanes writes several books, among them De origine actibusque Getarum (The origin and deeds of the Goths).

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Births

Deaths

• Pope Vigilius
• Theodebald, king of Austrasia
• Wang Sengbian
• Emperor Yuan of Liang
• Gubazes II of Lazica
• Mihr-Mihroe

References

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