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General

Population: Between 190 and 230 million*

• Law: Justinian introduces law codes
• Religion: St. Benedict founds monastery south of Rome

Europe

• Franco-German States: Rastibon becomes capital of Bavaria
• Italian States: St. Benedict founds monastery south of Rome

Middle East

• Byzantine Empire: Justinian introduces law codes
  Justinian closes the 1000 year old school of philosophy in Athens as an attack against paganism – professors go to Persia and Syria
• Palestine: Fire destroys first Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem