Editing 559 (section)

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* Winter &ndash; The [[Kutrigurs]] and [[Huns]] under [[Zabergan]] cross the frozen [[Danube|Danube River]], and invade the [[Balkans]]. They raid [[Thracia]] and [[Macedonia (Roman province)|Macedonia]], but are driven back near [[Constantinople]] by a [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] force under [[Belisarius]].
* [[Battle of Melantias]]: Outside the [[Defensive wall|city walls]] of Constantinople, Belisarius defeats the combined "barbarians" with his veteran cavalry (''[[Bucellarius|bucellarii]]''), and a few thousand hastily raised levies.

==== Britain ====
* [[Glappa of Bernicia|Glappa]] succeeds his father [[Ida of Bernicia|Ida]] as king of [[Bernicia]] ([[North East England]]). During his rule, [[Angles (tribe)|Anglian]] settlers expand their territory in what is now southeastern [[Scotland]].

==== Asia ====
* First successful human flight: a [[kite]] carrying [[Yuan Huangtou]] lands in the proximity of [[Ye, China]]. Emperor [[Emperor Wenxuan of Northern Qi|Wen Xuan Di]] sponsors the flight; Yuan is taken prisoner; other imprisoned kite flyers also fly, but those die and Yuan survives. Yuan is executed afterwards.<ref>（永定三年）使元黄头与诸囚自金凤台各乘纸鸱以飞，黄头独能至紫陌乃堕，仍付御史中丞毕义云饿杀之。 (Rendering: [In the 3rd year of Yongding, 559], Gao Yang conducted an experiment by having Yuan Huangtou and a few prisoners launch themselves from a tower in Ye, capital of the Northern Qi. Yuan Huangtou was the only one who survived from this flight, as he glided over the city-wall and fell at Zimo [western segment of Ye] safely, but he was later executed.) [[Zizhi Tongjian]] 167.</ref> 
* [[Emperor Wen of Chen|Wen Di]], age 37, succeeds his uncle [[Emperor Wu of Chen|Chen Wu Di]] as emperor of the [[Chen dynasty]]. During his reign, he consolidates the state against the rebellious [[warlord]]s.
* The city-state [[Ara Gaya]], a member of the [[Gaya Confederacy|Gaya confederacy]], surrenders to [[Silla]] in the [[Korean peninsula]].
* [[Pyeongwon of Goguryeo|Pyeongwon]] becomes ruler of the Korean kingdom of [[Goguryeo]].<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Rulers of Korea |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/koru/hd_koru.htm |website=www.metmuseum.org |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref>
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