519 Explained

Year 519 (DXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Iustinus and Cillica (or, less frequently, year 1272 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 519 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

By place

Britannia

• Cerdic becomes the first king of the Kingdom of Wessex^[1] (according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle).

Europe

• The synagogues of Ravenna are burnt down in a riot; Theodoric the Great orders them to be rebuilt at Ravenna's expense.
• August 28 The end of Theodoric's tricennium, a thirty year statute of limitations after which unlawful seizures of land during his 489 invasion of Italy can no longer be contested.

Asia

• Anjang becomes ruler of the Korean kingdom of Goguryeo.^[2]

By topic

Religion

• March 28  - The Eastern and Western churches reconcile their differences, ending the Acacian Schism.
• Jacob of Serugh becomes bishop of Batnan (near modern Diyarbakir, Turkey).
• The Memoirs of Eminent Monks is compiled.
• In Ireland, the Diocese of Kildare is erected.

Births

• Xuan Di, emperor of the Liang Dynasty (d. 562)

Deaths

• Munjamyeong of Goguryeo, 21st king of Goguryeo

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cerdic king of Wessex . Encyclopedia Britannica . 30 May 2019 . en.
2. Web site: List of Rulers of Korea . www.metmuseum.org . 19 April 2019.