510 CE

Theodoric the Great appoints his friend Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, Roman philosopher, to the rank of consul of the Ostrogothic Kingdom. Battle of Llongborth (possibly Langport or Portsmouth): King Budic II of Brittany seeks refuge at the court of Aergol Lawhir, in Dyfed (Wales) after the battle. King Theodoric the Great raises the Frankish siege at Arles; the city is heroically defended by its inhabitants, assisted by the Ostrogothic general Theudis. The Ostrogoths overrun Provence (Southern Gaul), and consolidate their gains in the region.

In the 510s, the 6th century.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • Theodoric the Great appoints his friend Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, Roman philosopher, to the rank of consul of the Ostrogothic Kingdom.source
  • The Sasanian Persians conquer the independent kingdom of Caucasian Albania, a state converted to Christianity in the 4th century by Armenian missionaries (approximate date).source

Conflict & Security

  • Battle of Llongborth (possibly Langport or Portsmouth): King Budic II of Brittany seeks refuge at the court of Aergol Lawhir, in Dyfed (Wales) after the battle.source
  • King Theodoric the Great raises the Frankish siege at Arles; the city is heroically defended by its inhabitants, assisted by the Ostrogothic general Theudis. The Ostrogoths overrun Provence (Southern Gaul), and consolidate their gains in the region.source

Births

  • Aredius, abbot and saint (approximate date)source
  • Gildas, Celtic monk (approximate date)source
  • Xiao Wu Di, emperor of Northern Wei (died 535)source
  • Yifu, empress of Western Wei (died 540)source
  • Xiao Ming Di, emperor of Northern Wei (died 528)source

Deaths

  • January 1 – Eugendus, abbot of Condat Abbeysource
  • Tato, king of the Lombards (approximate date)source
  • Hashim, great-grandfather of Muhammad (approximate date)source
  • Drest II, king of the Picts (approximate date)source