590

This page relates to the year 590 Calendrier Julien.

Events

Invasion of grasshoppers in Carpetanie (the Mancha, in Spain), in Auvergne and Italy (590 - 591).

Arrived to France of Holy Colomban, Irish monk with 12 monks companions, with an aim of Re-évangéliser and to inform the frank people. It founds, the September 3rd, the Monastère of Luxeuil in Burgundy, from which the revival will leave Christianity at the Francs, then will found the Monastère of Annegray and the Monastère of Fountain.
Synod of Metz: Egidius, bishop of Rheims is deposited.

Epidemic of Plague to Rome: during the winter of 589, the Peste of Justinien struck Rome heavily and when the pope Pélage II, reached in his turn, died the February 8th 590, the terror of the Romans was with his roof.

Authari publishes an edict prohibiting to baptize wire of Lombards in another religion that the Arianisme.
franque Intervention of Childebert in Lombardy. The exarque one of Ravenne walk against Authari which takes refuge in Pavia. The exarque one seizes Altinum, Modena and Mantoue.
the Lombards survive the combined attack of the Francs and the Byzantines while being folded up behind the fortifications of their cities. They pay a tribute with the Francs so that they are withdrawn.
the Byzantines, released by peace with the Persian , are detached from the Francs, which cease intervening in Italy.
peace with the Francs reinforces the kingdom lombard.

September 3rd: Beginning of the Pontificate of holy Gregoire Ier Large the, monk elected against his liking like Pope (fine in 604).
the Gregoire pope will push back by twice the attacks of Agiluf against Rome and will seize in hand the political power by assuming the ducal title. Having exerted functions in the Byzantine administration, he regards himself as a subject of Byzance.
the Roman proletariat depends on the helps of the Christian Church.
Publication of a collection of 35 volumes of preachings of the Gregoire pope.

January 6th: The king of Persia Hormizd IV is deposited.
February 15th: Beginning of the reign of Khosro II, Persian king of (fine in 628).
Fine of the war between Byzance and Persia. The Arabia of the South is annexed by the king of Persia.
February 20th: The general Bahram Chubin, victorious of the Köktürks to Hérat in 589, revolts against Khosro II and walks on Ctésiphon, taken the February 28th. Khosro II takes refuge in Byzantine territory.
March 9th: Bahram Chubin is crowned under the name of Vahram VI (fine in 591).

Beginning of the reign of Kadungon, king of the dynasty Pandya (590-620). It releases its country of the domination of the Kalabhra.

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