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Visigoth King Wamba of Hispania successfully puts down a rebellion at Nîmes, the last rebels surrendering from the Roman

Visigoth King Wamba of Hispania successfully puts down a rebellion at Nîmes, the last rebels surrendering from the Roman amphitheatre [1]

Visigoth King Wamba of Hispania successfully puts down a rebellion at Nîmes, the last rebels surrendering from the Roman amphitheatre [1]

Events Before

  1. Ildefonsus, Archbishop of Toledo, and later saint, reportedly has a vision of the Virgin Mary, who presents him with a p

    Ildefonsus, Archbishop of Toledo, and later saint, reportedly has a vision of the Virgin Mary, who presents him with a priestly vestment

  2. Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse, Italy

    Constans II, also called "the Bearded", was the Byzantine emperor from 641 to 668.

  3. Greek scholar and new Archbishop of Canterbury, Theodore of Tarsus arrives in Canterbury with North African abbot Hadria

    Greek scholar and new Archbishop of Canterbury, Theodore of Tarsus arrives in Canterbury with North African abbot Hadrian

  4. St Vitalian ends his reign as Catholic Pope

    Pope Adeodatus II (621–17 June 676), sometimes called Deodatus, was the bishop of Rome from 672 to his death on 17 June 676.

  5. Deusdedit II begins his reign as Catholic Pope

    Deusdedit II begins his reign as Catholic Pope

Events After

  1. Pope Adeodatus II's (Deusdetit II) reign ends with his death

    Pope Adeodatus II's (Deusdetit II) reign ends with his death

  2. Donus begins his reign as Catholic Pope replacing Pope Adeodatus II

    Donus begins his reign as Catholic Pope replacing Pope Adeodatus II

  3. St Agatho begins his reign as Catholic Pope

    St Agatho begins his reign as Catholic Pope

  4. 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

  5. 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

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