What Happened in 533 AD

Major Events

  • Jan 2 John II begins his reign as Catholic Pope
  • Sep 13 General Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire defeats Gelimer and the Vandals at the Battle of Ad Decimium, near Carthage, North Africa
  • Oct 15 Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Vandals
  • Nov 21 The Institutes published - an official textbook of Roman law, part of Roman Emperor Justinian's program of legal reforms
  • Dec 15 Byzantine General Belisarius defeats the Vandals, under King Gelimer, at the Battle of Ticameron
  • Dec 16 The Digest is published, codifies the works of classical jurists, commissioned by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian

Who Died in 533 AD

  • Jan 13 Remigius van Reims, 1st bishop of Reims (459-533) and saint, dies about 96