What happened in 523?
4 recorded events in 523, including 3 in people and 1 in wars & conflicts.
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Wars & Conflicts 1
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Siege of Najran
523–525 siege
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People 3
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Muryeong of Baekje died
King of Baekje (501–523)
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Hormisdas died
Bishop of Rome from 514 to 523
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Philoxenus of Mabbug died
Assyrian writer and theologian (died 523)
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Around this time
The nearest recorded events on either side of 523.
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Vitalian died
6th-century Byzantine general
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Isidore of Alexandria died
Egyptian philosopher
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Pelagius II born
Born in Rome. Pope and Bishop of Rome (r. 579-590).
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Magnus Felix Ennodius died
Bishop of Pavia
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Jacob of Serugh died
Syriac writer and bishop
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Liu Xie died
Chinese monk, politician and writer (c.465–522)
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Boethius died
Roman senator and philosopher of the early 6th century (480–524)
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Battle of Vézeronce
Battle
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Fourth Council of Arles
Fourth Council of Arles (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Zu Gengzhi died
Chinese mathematician
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Himyarite kingdom dissolved
Himyarite kingdom ceased to exist, having been centered at Zafar.
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Kadamba dynasty dissolved
Kadamba dynasty ceased to exist, having been centered at Banavasi.
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