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Visigoth King Erwig of Hispania updates the law code "Liber Iudiciorum," inserting a number concerning Jews

Visigoth King Erwig of Hispania updates the law code "Liber Iudiciorum," inserting a number concerning Jews

Visigoth King Erwig of Hispania updates the law code "Liber Iudiciorum," inserting a number concerning Jews

Events Before

  1. St Agatho begins his reign as Catholic Pope

    St Agatho begins his reign as Catholic Pope

  2. Wamba is elected and crowned ruler of the Visigoth kingdom of Hispania in Toledo, after the death of King Recceswinth

    Wamba is elected and crowned ruler of the Visigoth kingdom of Hispania in Toledo, after the death of King Recceswinth

  3. Al-Hussein (Al-Ḥusayn ibn) and his followers are killed at Karbala by the army of Yazid, the Umayyad caliph, on their wa

    Al-Hussein (Al-Ḥusayn ibn) and his followers are killed at Karbala by the army of Yazid, the Umayyad caliph, on their way to Kufa

  4. Visigoth ruler of Hispania, King Wamba is tricked into giving his throne to Erwig, believing he is on the point of death

    Visigoth ruler of Hispania, King Wamba is tricked into giving his throne to Erwig, believing he is on the point of death, by being temporarily poisoned by esparto grass [1]

  5. Third Council of Constantinople (6th ecumenical council) opens

    In the history of Christianity, the first seven ecumenical councils are as follows: the First Council of Nicaea in 325, the First Council of Constantinople in 381, the Council of Ephesus in 431, the...

Events After

  1. Leo II begins his reign as Catholic Pope

    Leo II begins his reign as Catholic Pope

  2. Leo II ends his reign as Catholic Pope

    Leo II ends his reign as Catholic Pope

  3. St Benedict II begins his reign as Catholic Pope

    St Benedict II begins his reign as Catholic Pope

  4. Cuthbert (later Saint Cuthbert) is consecrated Bishop of Lindisfarne by Archbishop Theodore at York

    Cuthbert () (634 – 20 March 687) was a saint of the early Northumbrian church in the Celtic tradition.

  5. St Benedict II's reign as Catholic Pope ends after 11 months, upon his death

    St Benedict II's reign as Catholic Pope ends after 11 months, upon his death

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