Editing 526

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[[File:Mosaic of Felix IV (III) in Santi Cosma e Damiano, Rome, Italy (527–530).jpg|thumb|[[Pope Felix IV]] (526–530)]]
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Year '''526''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DXXVI]]''') was a [[common year starting on Thursday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of [[Olybrius (consul 526)|Olybrius]] without colleague''' (or, less frequently, '''year 1279 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 526 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 ==
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=== By place ===
==== Europe ====
* [[August 30]] &ndash; King [[Theodoric the Great]] dies of [[dysentery]] at [[Ravenna]]; his daughter [[Amalasuintha]] takes power as [[Regency (government)|regent]] for her 10-year-old son [[Athalaric]].
* Amalasuintha rules the [[Ostrogothic Kingdom]] that extends throughout the [[Italian Peninsula]], [[Dalmatia]], [[Sicily]], [[Sardinia]] and [[Corsica]]. 
* [[Amalaric]], age 24, becomes king of the [[Visigoths]], and assumes full royal power.

==== Persia ====
* [[Roman–Persian Wars]]: King [[Kavad I]], assisted by his [[Arabian Peninsula|Arabian]] vassal, [[Al-Mundhir III ibn al-Nu'man|Al-Mundhir III]], begins a campaign in the [[South Caucasus|Transcaucasus]] region and [[Al-Jazira, Mesopotamia|Upper Mesopotamia]].

==== Middle East ====
* Probably between [[May 20]] and [[May 29]] &ndash; [[526 Antioch earthquake]]: A great earthquake kills approximately 250,000 people in [[Syria]] and [[Antioch]].

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* [[Pope John I]] returns to Ravenna from [[Constantinople]]. Theodoric the Great finds that he has been only partly successful in persuading the [[List of Byzantine emperors|Byzantine emperor]] [[Justin I]] to withdraw his [[edict]] against [[Arianism|Arian]] [[Christianity]],<ref name=JohnI>{{cite book |last1=Walsh |first1=Michael J. |title=Pocket Dictionary of Popes |date=10 May 2006 |publisher=A&C Black |isbn=978-0-86012-420-7 |page=77 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vWP_K-lZCB0C&pg=PA77 |language=en}}</ref> and throws the [[pope]] into prison.
* [[May 18]] &ndash; John I dies of [[starvation]] after a 3-year reign. Theodoric the Great selects [[Pope Felix IV]] as the 54th pope.
* [[Ecclesius of Ravenna|Ecclesius]], [[bishop of Ravenna]], commissions two new [[Church (building)|churches]], one for Ravenna and one for its port, [[Classis (port)|Classis]].
* c. 526&ndash;547 &ndash; Sanctuary [[apse]]'s [[mosaic]] showing [[Christ]] enthroned and flanked by [[Saints Vitalis and Agricola|Saint Vitalis]] and Ecclesius, [[Basilica of San Vitale]] (Ravenna) is made.
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== Births ==
* [[Wang Lin (general)|Wang Lin]], general of the [[Liang Dynasty]] and [[Northern Wei]] (d. [[573]]) 
* [[Yuan Zhao]] ("the young lord"), emperor of Northern Wei (d. [[528]])

== Deaths ==
* [[May 18]] &ndash; [[Pope John I]]<ref name=JohnI />
* [[August 30]] &ndash; [[Theodoric the Great]], king of the [[Ostrogoths]] (b. [[454]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Theodoric {{!}} king of Italy {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Theodoric-king-of-Italy |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=18 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[October 30]] &ndash; [[Paul of Edessa]], [[Syriac Orthodox]] bishop of [[Edessa, Mesopotamia|Edessa]]
* [[Quintus Aurelius Memmius Symmachus]], Roman [[politician]]

== References ==
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