512 CE The first written text in the Arabic alphabet is recorded at Zabad (Syria). Areobindus, Byzantine general, is proclaimed emperor during a riot at Constantinople but refuses to take part in the usurpation. King Theodoric the Great grants citizens on Mount Vesuvius exemption from taxes, after a severe eruption in southeastern Italy.
In the 510s , the 6th century .
Emperor Anastasius I ends a period of moderate eclectic policy, and starts strongly favoring his own monophysitist beliefs.source The Ostrogoths conquer the Frankish province Rouergue (Southern Gaul).source Areobindus, Byzantine general, is proclaimed emperor during a riot at Constantinople but refuses to take part in the usurpation.source The island nation of Usan-guk is conquered by the Silla dynasty (Korea), under general Kim Isabu.source Anastasius I constructs a wall from the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara, to protect Constantinople from raiding Bulgars and Slavs.source King Theodoric the Great grants citizens on Mount Vesuvius exemption from taxes, after a severe eruption in southeastern Italy.source The first written text in the Arabic alphabet is recorded at Zabad (Syria).source Births Lady Xian, Chinese general (died 602)source Wu Mingche, general of the Chen dynasty (died 578)source David, Welsh bishop and saint (approximate date)source Eutychius, patriarch of Constantinople (approximate date)source Maurus, Roman abbot and saint (died 584)source Deaths Areobindus, Byzantine general and politiciansource Wang Baoming, empress of Southern Qi (born 455)source Nearby 510–519 14 of 14 sourced entries shown. Every line above is quoted from the revision linked beside it, which is 512 on English Wikipedia, revision 1369170659, retrieved 2026-09-06. Nothing on this page is written by us and nothing is generated: the sentences are the source’s own, so a claim you doubt can be checked against the exact revision it came from. Text is reused under CC BY-SA 4.0 .