511

This article is about the year 511. For the number, see 511 (number). For the N11 code, see 5-1-1. For other uses, see 511 (disambiguation).

511 in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	511 DXI
Ab urbe condita	1264
Assyrian calendar	5261
Balinese saka calendar	432–433
Bengali calendar	−83 – −82
Berber calendar	1461
Buddhist calendar	1055
Burmese calendar	−127
Byzantine calendar	6019–6020
Chinese calendar	庚寅年 (Metal  Tiger) 3208 or 3001     — to — 辛卯年 (Metal  Rabbit) 3209 or 3002
Coptic calendar	227–228
Discordian calendar	1677
Ethiopian calendar	503–504
Hebrew calendar	4271–4272
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	567–568
- Shaka Samvat	432–433
- Kali Yuga	3611–3612
Holocene calendar	10511
Iranian calendar	111 BP – 110 BP
Islamic calendar	114 BH – 113 BH
Javanese calendar	397–398
Julian calendar	511 DXI
Korean calendar	2844
Minguo calendar	1401 before ROC 民前1401年
Nanakshahi calendar	−957
Seleucid era	822/823 AG
Thai solar calendar	1053–1054
Tibetan calendar	ལྕགས་ཕོ་སྟག་ལོ་ (male Iron-Tiger) 637 or 256 or −516     — to — ལྕགས་མོ་ཡོས་ལོ་ (female Iron-Hare) 638 or 257 or −515

The Frankish Kingdom after Clovis' death (511)

Year 511 ( DXI ) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Felix and Secundinus (or, less frequently, year 1264 Ab urbe condita ). The denomination 511 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Byzantine Empire

• Riots erupt in the streets of Antioch, between supporters of Patriarch Flavian II and Emperor Anastasius I, in sympathy with Non-Chalcedonianism.

Europe

• November 27 – King Clovis I dies at Paris ^[1] ( Lutetia ) at age 45, and is buried in the Abbey of St. Genevieve. The Merovingian dynasty is continued by his four sons (Theuderic I, Chlodomer, Childebert I and Chlothar I), who divide the Frankish Kingdom and rule from the capitals at Metz, Orléans, Paris and Soissons, respectively.
• Ostrogothic King Theodoric the Great assumes the regency over Amalaric, his grandson and future king of the Visigothic Kingdom - Theodoric now rules over territory stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Adriatic Sea. ^[2]

By topic

Inventions

• Aryabhata, Indian astronomer and mathematician, comes up with concepts of mathematical equations, one of which explains the rotation of the Earth on its axis. This concept is far ahead of its time and he is fairly accurate in his description of it. He also comes up with a lot of other ideas about the Solar System, but many of them are flawed because he considers the Earth to be the center of the universe. Aryabhata is often given credit for coming up with the number zero and using it as a placeholder.

Religion

• First Council of Orléans: Clovis I convenes a synod of Gallic bishops to reform the Church, and create a link between the Crown and the Catholic episcopate. ^[3]
• Macedonius II is deposed as patriarch of Constantinople, and replaced by Timothy I.
• The convent of Saint-Césaire is built in Arles.

Births

• Yang Yin, official of Northern Qi (d. 560) ^[4]

Deaths

• November 27 – Clovis I, king of the Franks ^[1]
• Gesalic, king of the Visigoths ^[5]

References

1. Ian Wood, The Merovingian Kingdoms 450-751 (Harlow: Longman, 1994), pp. 49f ISBN   978-0582-49372-8
2. Wood, Merovingian Kingdoms, p. 33
3. Wood, Merovingian Kingdoms, p. 48
4. Ancient and Early Medieval Chinese Literature (vol. 3 & 4): A Reference Guide, Part Three & Four. BRILL. September 18, 2014. p. 1855. ISBN   978-90-04-27185-2.
5. Roger Collins, Early Medieval Spain, second edition (New York: St. Martin's, 1995), p. 298 ISBN   978-0-312-12662-9