Vandalic War 533–534

Byzantine Empire ⚔ Vandal Kingdom

Key battles

• Battle of Ad Decimum (533)
• Battle of Tricamarum (533)

Who lived through the Vandalic War

Well-known people alive during 533–534:

• Justinian I (482–565) — Eastern Roman Emperor who ruled from 527 to 565 (482-565)
• Aryabhata (476–550) — Pioneer astronomer who formulated zero, quadratic rules, and earth's rotation.
• Benedict of Nursia (480–547) — founder of Christian monasticism, founder of the Benedictine order (480–547)
• Pelagius II (520–590) — Pope and Bishop of Rome (r. 579-590)
• John II (470–535) — pope
• Pelagius I (505–561) — pope
• John III (520–574) — pope
• Benedict I (525–579) — pope
• Silverius (477–537) — pope
• Agapetus I (490–536) — 6th‑century Roman pope and canonized Catholic saint, considered a confessor of the faith
• Belisarius (505–565) — 6th century Byzantine general instrumental in reconquest of much of the former Roman Mediterranean territories (505-565)
• Sabinian (530–606) — pope
• Procopius (500–558) — 6th-century historian
• Jordanes (490–560) — Late Roman historian and writer, author of Getica
• Bodhidharma (440–540) — Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
• Chlothar I (498–561) — King of the Franks
• Khosrow I (501–579) — Shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire from 531 to 579
• Theodora (500–548) — Byzantine empress from 527 to 548
• Justin II (520–578) — Emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 565 to 574 (520-578)
• Cassiodorus (487–583) — 6th-century Roman senator and scholar
• Tiberius II Constantine (520–582) — Byzantine Emperor (520-582)
• Columba (521–597) — 6th‑century Gaelic Irish missionary monk, Christian saint, pioneer of Celtic Christianity in Scotland and “Apostle of the Picts”
• Childebert I (497–558) — Frankish King
• Amalasuntha (498–535) — queen of the Ostrogoths (495-535)
• Abd al-Muttalib (497–579) — Chief Leader of the Quraysh and grandfather of Muhammad (c.497–578)

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