Editing 512 (section)

=== By place ===
==== Byzantine Empire ====
* Emperor [[Anastasius I (emperor)|Anastasius I]] ends a period of moderate eclectic policy, and starts strongly favoring his own [[Monophysitism|monophysitist]] beliefs.
* [[Areobindus Dagalaiphus Areobindus|Areobindus]], Byzantine general, is proclaimed emperor during a riot at [[Constantinople]] but refuses to take part in the usurpation.
* Anastasius I constructs a [[Defensive wall|wall]] from the [[Black Sea]] to the [[Sea of Marmara]], to protect Constantinople from raiding [[Bulgars]] and [[Slavic peoples|Slavs]].

==== Europe ====
* King [[Theodoric the Great]] grants citizens on [[Mount Vesuvius]] exemption from taxes, after a severe [[Types of volcanic eruptions|eruption]] in southeastern [[Italy]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Vesuvius {{!}} Facts, Location, & Eruptions |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Vesuvius |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=7 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
* The [[Ostrogoths]] conquer the [[Franks|Frankish]] province [[Rouergue]] (Southern [[Gaul]]).

==== Asia ====
* The island nation of [[Usan-guk]] is conquered by the [[Silla|Silla dynasty]] ([[Three Kingdoms of Korea|Korea]]), under general [[Kim Isabu]].