Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 533. This year saw 6 significant events.
The Vandals were a Germanic people who were first mentioned in the written records as the inhabitants of what is now Poland, during the period of the Roman Empire.
John II begins his reign as the Bishop of Rome
General Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire defeats Gelimer and the Vandals at the Battle of Ad Decimium, near Carthage, North Africa
Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Vandals
The Institutes published - an official textbook of Roman law, part of Roman Emperor Justinian's program of legal reforms
The Digest is published, codifies the works of classical jurists, commissioned by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian
The Vandals were a Germanic people who were first mentioned in the written records as the inhabitants of what is now Poland, during the period of the Roman Empire.
John II begins his reign as the Bishop of Rome
General Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire defeats Gelimer and the Vandals at the Battle of Ad Decimium, near Carthage, North Africa
Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Vandals
The Institutes published - an official textbook of Roman law, part of Roman Emperor Justinian's program of legal reforms
The Digest is published, codifies the works of classical jurists, commissioned by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian