570

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This limestone statue of a Boddhisattva was probably created in the Henan province of China around 570, in the Northern Qi Dynasty.

Year 570 (DLXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 570 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Europe

• Spoleto becomes the capital of an independent duchy under the Lombard chieftain Faroald.

Asia

• Estimation: Ctesiphon, capital of the Sassanid Empire, becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire.^[1]
• The capital of the Sassanid Empire, becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire.^[2]
• Abraha failed attack on the Kaaba in Mecca.

By topic

Religion

• First mention of the Spear of Destiny (approximate date).
• The Jews of Clermont-Ferrand are forced to convert to Christianity.
• Year of the Elephant, according to Islamic tradition.

Births

• Pybba of Mercia (possible date)
• Childebert II of Austrasia (d. 595)
• Muhammad (approximate date) (d. 632)
• Pei Ji, Chinese chancellor of the Tang Dynasty (d. 629)
• Chen Shen, former crown prince of the fallen Chen Dynasty, later served as an official in the Sui and Tang dynasties
• Li Dashi, Chinese official and historian (d. 628)
• Gao Heng

Deaths

• Gildas (traditional date)
• Liuva I, king of the Visigoths
• Soga no Iname, head of the Soga clan of Japan
• Emperor Fei of Chen
• Empress Zhang Yao'er

References