601
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| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 6th century – 7th century – 8th century |
| Decades: | 570s 580s 590s – 600s – 610s 620s 630s |
| Years: | 598 599 600 – 601 – 602 603 604 |
Events [change]
By Place [change]
Byzantine Empire [change]
- Peter (Byzantine General) beats the Eurasian Avars.
Europe [change]
By Topic [change]
Arts and Sciences [change]
- The earliest dated English words are 'Town' and 'Priest', both written in the Laws of Ethelbert.[source?]
- The Qieyun, a Chinese character rhyme dictionary, is published.
Religion [change]
- The future Archbishops of Canterbury, Mellitus, Justus, and Honorius, and the future Archbishop of York Paulinus, are sent to England by Pope Gregory I to help Augustine in his missionary work.
Births [change]
- Sigebert II of Austrasia and Burgundy
- Hongren, a Zen Buddhist patriarch of the Chinese Tang Dynasty (d. 674)
- Ma Zhou, Chinese chancellor of the Tang Dynasty (d. 648)
- Empress Zhangsun
Deaths [change]
- Saint David, Patron Saint of Wales
- Reccared, King of the Visigoths
