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573 CE

The Lombards again raid Southern Gaul, but are defeated by the Franks under Mummolus, patricius and son of the Gallo-Roman count of Auxerre, and are driven out. King Cleph completes the Lombard conquest of Tuscany (Central Italy) and extends his dominion to the gates of Ravenna. Battle of Arfderydd: Leading his warband, Gwenddoleu ap Ceidio is slain by the sons of Eliffer, Gwrgi and Peredur. Myrddin Wyllt goes mad watching this defeat (according to the Annales Cambriae).

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • King Cleph completes the Lombard conquest of Tuscany (Central Italy) and extends his dominion to the gates of Ravenna.source

Conflict & Security

  • King Sigibert I goes to war against his half brother Chilperic I of Neustria at the urging of his wife, Brunhilda. He appeals to the Germans on the right bank of the Rhine for help, and they obligingly attack the environs of Paris and Chartres.source
  • Byzantine–Sassanid War: Persian forces under the command of King Khosrau I capture the Byzantine stronghold of Dara, after a six-month siege. Meanwhile, a smaller Persian army under Adarmahan advances from Babylon through the desert, crosses the Euphrates River and ravages Syria. The cities of Apamea and Antiochia are plundered.source
  • Battle of Arfderydd: Leading his warband, Gwenddoleu ap Ceidio is slain by the sons of Eliffer, Gwrgi and Peredur. Myrddin Wyllt goes mad watching this defeat (according to the Annales Cambriae).source

Religion & Belief

  • Sigibert I appoints Gregory to succeed his mother's cousin, Eufronius, as bishop of Tours (approximate date).source
  • Pope John III is forced by the Lombards to retire from Rome, and takes up residence at the Catacombs along the Via Appia (approximate date).source

Crime & Justice

  • The Lombards again raid Southern Gaul, but are defeated by the Franks under Mummolus, patricius and son of the Gallo-Roman count of Auxerre, and are driven out.source

Births

  • Chen Yin, crown prince of the Chen dynastysource
  • Jing Di, emperor of Northern Zhou (d. 581)source
  • Dou Jiande, general of the Sui dynasty (d. 621)source
  • Lupus of Sens, French bishop (approximate date)source
  • Abu Bakr, Muslim Caliph (approximate date)source

Deaths

  • June 11 – Emilian of Cogolla, Iberic saint (b. 472)source
  • Brendan of Birr, Irish abbot (approximate date)source
  • Narses, Byzantine general (b. 478)source
  • Wang Lin, Chinese general (b. 526)source
  • Gwenddoleu ap Ceidio, Brythonic kingsource