520s explained

The 520s decade ran from January 1, 520, to December 31, 529.

Significant people

• Ahkal Mo' Nahb I, Ajaw (Lord) of Palenque (Mayan Empire)
• Boethius, philosopher
• Childebert I, Frankish king, 524-558
• Clodoald, saint
• Chlodomer, King of Orleans, 511-524
• Chlothar I, Frankish King
• Dionysius Exiguus, inventor of the Anno Domini
• Godomar, King of Burgundy
• Guntheuc, Queen of Orleans
• Justin I, Eastern Roman Emperor, 518-527
• Kaleb of Axum, King of Ethiopia
• Sigismund of Burgundy, King of the Burgundians, 516-524
• Theoderic the Great, King of the Ostrogoths, 475-526