What happened in 553?
Siege of Urviventus, Second Council of Constantinople and Ostrogothic Kingdom dissolved — among 6 events recorded in 553. A further 2 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 2
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Siege of Urviventus
553 siege during the Gothic War of 535–554
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Mihr-Mihroe's campaign of 554
Battle during the Lazic War
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Religion & Belief Systems 3
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Second Council of Constantinople
Council of the Christian church held from held from 5 May to 2 June 553
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Euphrasian Basilica
Church
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Abbey-Church of Saint-Ouen, Rouen
Gothic church and former Benedictine abbey, Seine-Maritime, France
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Empires & Countries 1
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Ostrogothic Kingdom dissolved
Ostrogothic Kingdom ceased to exist, having been centered at Ravenna.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 2 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 553 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 553.
6th century 2
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Zacharias Rhetor died
5th–6th century Bishop of Mytilene
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Zacharias Rhetor
5th–6th century Bishop of Mytilene
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