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582
| 582 • Siege of Sirmium: The Avars under their ruler (khagan) Bayan I, aided by Slavic auxiliary troops, capture the city of Sirmium after almost a 3-year siege. Bayan establishes a new base of operations within the Byzantine Empire from which he plunders the Balkan Peninsula. |
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602
Age: 20y
| 602 • Augustine of Canterbury meets with the Welsh bishops at Aust near Chepstow. He accuses them of not adopting the Roman Christian way of dating Easter and presuades them to accept the teaching of baptism (according to the Roman Rite).The "Latin Library". Ad Fontes Academy, (2008) |
640
Age: 58y
| 640 • Muslim Arabs capture Babylon after a seven-month siege, during a night assault Arab warriors open the city gates.Al Farooq, Umar by Muhammad Husayn Haykal, chapter nr. 21 The Thebaid region (Upper Egypt) is annexed by the Rashidun Caliphate. |