Belisarius destroys the Vandal kingdom
Justinian's small army wins Africa back for the Empire
In September 533 Belisarius landed in Africa with 15,000 men, defeated the Vandals at Ad Decimum and entered Carthage. In March 534 King Gelimer surrendered, and the Vandal kingdom, which had lasted nearly a century, became part of the Eastern Empire.
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Meanwhile around the world (±25 years)
Europe
- c. 529 Benedict founds Monte Cassino — 4 years earlier
- 536 Volcanic winter of 536 — 3 years later
- 537 Hagia Sophia consecrated — 4 years later
- 541–549 Plague of Justinian — 8 years later
Middle East
- 529–534 Code of Justinian — 4 years earlier
Asia
- c. 538 Buddhism reaches Japan — 5 years later
- 552 Founding of the First Turkic Khaganate — 19 years later
Alive at the time
- Justinian I (aged 51)
- Aryabhata (aged 57)
- Theodora (aged 33)
- Khosrow I (aged 32)