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565 death of Justinian
nephew Justin succeeds
confirms anti-Monophysite orthodox Chalcedon council (451)

567 Athanagild Visigoths attack Spain

568 Alboin Lombards invade Italy
earliest central standing governing committee in Venice

570 birth of Mohammed

Justin mentally unstable

Tiberius

582 Maurice

602 Maurice deposed
mutiny when he tries to make his troops winter over the Danube
Phocas

610 Heraclius revolts