Century
6th century CE
The years 501 – 600 CE. The atlas records 715 events begun in them: the most significant follow, region by region, with the realms of the age and its wonders, trade routes, faiths and great people.
- 501 – 600 CE
- 715 events
- 19 realms
- Realms with a page of their own
- Others the atlas draws, from Cliopatria
Headlines
The most significant events, wherever they happened- 541 – 750 CEPlague of JustinianEpidemic · Middle East
- 535 – 554 CEGothic War of 535–554War · Europe
- 528 CECorpus Juris CivilisEvent · Middle East
- 5 May 553 CESecond Council of ConstantinoplePolitical · Middle East
- May 526 CEAntioch earthquake of 526Natural disaster · Middle East
- 537 CEBattle of CamlannBattle
- 535 CEVolcanic winter of 536Event · Europe
- 507 CEBattle of VouilleBattle · Europe
Around the world
The most significant of the rest, in each regionNorth Africa
- Vandalic War533 – 534 CE · War533 – 534 CE
- Battle of Tricamarum15 December 533 CE · Battle15 December 533 CE
- Battle of Ad Decimum13 September 533 CE · Battle13 September 533 CE
- Battle of Mammes534 CE · Battle534 CE
- Battle of the Bagradas River536 CE · Battle536 CE
- Fall of Vandal Kingdom534 CE · Collapse534 CE
Sub-Saharan Africa
Middle East
- Nika RiotsJanuary 532 CE · RebellionJanuary 532 CE
- 525 CE Antakya (Antioch) earthquake29 May 525 CE · Natural disaster29 May 525 CE
- Battle of DaraJune 530 CE · BattleJune 530 CE
- First plague pandemic541 – 767 CE · Epidemic541 – 767 CE
- 587 CE Antakya (Antioch) earthquake30 September 587 CE · Natural disaster30 September 587 CE
- Byzantine–Sassanid War of 572–591572 – 591 CE · War572 – 591 CE
Europe
Central Asia
- Founding of Göktürks552 CE · Founding552 CE
- Battle of Gol-Zarriun560 CE · Battle560 CE
- Fall of Rouran Khaganate555 CE · Collapse555 CE
- Founding of First Turkic Khaganate551 CE · Founding551 CE
- Hephthalite–Gokturk raids of 614–616600s – 608 CE · War600s – 608 CE
- Founding of Western Turkic Khaganate581 CE · Founding581 CE
South Asia
East Asia
- Goguryeo–Sui War598 – 614 CE · War598 – 614 CE
- Iwai Rebellion11 November 528 CE · Rebellion11 November 528 CE
- fall of the Gaya confederacy562 CE · Event562 CE
- 512 CE Shaanxi earthquake21 May 512 CE · Natural disaster21 May 512 CE
- Founding of Sui dynasty581 CE · Founding581 CE
- Construction of Itsukushima Shrine593 CE · Construction593 CE
Southeast Asia
- Fall of Kingdom of Funan550 CE · Collapse550 CE
- Founding of Zhenla550 CE · Founding550 CE
- Founding of Dvaravati kingdom6th century CE · Founding6th century CE
- Founding of Heling6th century CE · Founding6th century CE
- Founding of Van Xuan544 CE · Founding544 CE
- Liang war against Vạn Xuân545 – 550 CE · War545 – 550 CE
Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
South America
North America
Realms of the age
Our civilizations alive in these years, by home region. Each track is the century, its bar the realm’s years.Sub-Saharan Africa
Kingdom of Aksum4th century BCE – 960 CE
Ghana Empire100 – 12th century CE
Kingdom of Makuria5th century – 1518 CE
Alodia6th century – 1504 CE
Middle East
Sasanian Empire224 – 651 CE
Europe
Roman Empire27 BCE – 1453 CE
Byzantine Empire285 – 1453 CE
South Asia
Chola dynasty300 BCE – 1279 CE
Pallava dynasty275 – 897 CE
Gupta Empire320 – 550 CE
Chalukya dynasty543 – 1200 CE
East Asia
Silla57 BCE – 892 CE
Southeast Asia
Kingdom of Funan68 – 550 CE
Champa192 – 1832 CE
Early Lý dynasty544 – 602 CE
Zhenla550 – 706 CE
Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
Maya2nd millennium BCE – 1521 CE · culture sphere
Zapotec700 BCE – 1521 CE
Teotihuacan100 BCE – 550 CE
Wonders
Being built, or standingBuilt in these years
Standing
- The Pyramids of Gizac. 2600 – 2510 BCE · Giza, Egyptc. 2600 – 2510 BCE
- The Abu Simbel Templesc. 1264 – 1244 BCE · Abu Simbel, Egyptc. 1264 – 1244 BCE
- The Lighthouse of Alexandriac. 292 – 280 BCE · Alexandria, Egyptc. 292 – 280 BCE
- The Obelisk of Axumc. 300 CE · Axum, Ethiopiac. 300 CE
- The Ziggurat of Urc. 2100 – 2050 BCE · Nasiriyah, Iraqc. 2100 – 2050 BCE
- The Ishtar Gatec. 575 – 569 BCE · Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Germanyc. 575 – 569 BCE
- The Mausoleum at Halicarnassusc. 353 – 351 BCE · Bodrum, Turkeyc. 353 – 351 BCE
- Al-Khazneh, Petrac. 1 CE · Petra, Jordanc. 1 CE
- Stonehengec. 2600 – 2400 BCE · Wiltshire, Englandc. 2600 – 2400 BCE
- The Parthenon447 – 432 BCE · Athens, Greece447 – 432 BCE
- The Colossus of Rhodesc. 292 – 280 BCE · Rhodes, Greecec. 292 – 280 BCE
- The Colosseum72 – 80 CE · Rome, Italy72 – 80 CE
- The Great Stupa at Sanchic. 250 – 50 BCE · Sanchi, Indiac. 250 – 50 BCE
- The Great Wall of Chinac. 221 – 210 BCE · Mutianyu, Beijing, Chinac. 221 – 210 BCE
- The Pyramid of the Sunc. 200 CE · Teotihuacan, Mexicoc. 200 CE
Trade routes
Carrying trade in these years- Via Marisc. 3000 BCE – 1516 CE · by landc. 3000 BCE – 1516 CE
- Steppe Routec. 2000 BCE – 600 CE · by landc. 2000 BCE – 600 CE
- King's Highwayc. 1200 BCE – 636 CE · by landc. 1200 BCE – 636 CE
- Grand Trunk Roadc. 500 BCE – today · by landc. 500 BCE – today
- Trans-Saharan tradec. 500 BCE – 1900 CE · by land and riverc. 500 BCE – 1900 CE
- Maritime Silk Roadc. 200 BCE – 1500 CE · by sea and riverc. 200 BCE – 1500 CE
- Darb el-Arbaʽin (Forty Days Road)c. 200 BCE – today · by landc. 200 BCE – today
- Via Egnatiac. 146 BCE – 1453 CE · by landc. 146 BCE – 1453 CE
- Silk Roadc. 130 BCE – 1453 CE · by landc. 130 BCE – 1453 CE
Faiths on the move
Where each faith arrived in these yearsGreat people
Alive in these years, in the halls of the Agora of Ages- c. 482 – 565 CEJustinian IEastern emperor 527–565; Corpus Juris Civilis, Hagia SophiaRoman Empire
- c. 503 – 548 CELý Nam ĐếRose against the Liang (542); founded Vạn Xuân and the Early Lý dynasty (544)Vietnamese Commanders
- 524 – 571 CETriệu Quang PhụcHeld off the Liang from the Dạ Trạch marshes by guerrilla war (548–550)Vietnamese Commanders
- 598 – 649 CEEmperor Taizong of TangTang emperor 626–649; golden age of the TangChinese Emperors & Sages
