Years: 578 579 580 581 - 582 - 583 584 585 586

Decades: 550s 560s 570s - 580s - 590s 600s 610s

Centuries: 5th century - 6th century - 7th century

Events

• Maurice I succeeds Tiberius II Constantine as Byzantine Emperor.
• John Nesteutes becomes Patriarch of Constantinople.
• Construction of the new capital of Sui Dynasty Daxing.

Births

• August 13 - Arnulf of Metz

Deaths

• Chen Xuan Di , Chinese ruler
• Agathias, Greek poet and historian
• Tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor
• April 5 - Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople