The Byzantine Lex Rhodia becomes perhaps the world’s first law governing the seas
The Rhodian Sea Law persisted across the Mediterranean region in influence, if not in actual practice, through the 12th century.
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Europe
Irish monks discover the Faroe Islands
The first known settlers in the Faroe Islands were Irish monks, who in the 6th century C.E. told of the “Islands of the Sheep and the Paradise of Birds.”
The Early East Slavs settle in modern-day western Russia
The Early East Slavs gradually settled Western Russia in two waves: one moving from Kiev towards present-day Suzdal and Murom and another from Polotsk towards Novgorod and Rostov.
The town of Kyiv is founded in modern-day Ukraine
Kyiv, one of the oldest cities of Eastern Europe, played a pivotal role in the development of the medieval East Slavic civilization as well as in the modern Ukrainian nation.
The Hunnic Empire rises to power in Eastern Europe
The Huns were a nomadic people who lived in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe between the 4th and 6th century C.E. The Huns, especially under their King Attila, made frequent and devastating raids into the Eastern Roman Empire.
The Great Migration sweeps across Europe
The Great Migration was a period during which there were widespread invasions of Germanic tribes and others within or into Europe, during and after the decline of the Western Roman Empire.
Roman Emperor Galerius issues Edict of Serdica, ending persercution of Christians in the Roman Empire
The Edict implicitly granted Christianity the status of religio licita, a worship that was recognized and accepted by the Roman Empire.
Saint Marinus founds San Marino, the world’s oldest republic still in existence
San Marino lays claim to being the oldest extant sovereign state in the world, as well as the oldest constitutional republic.
Ancient Romans begin construction of Hadrian's Wall in Britain
Hadrian’s Wall was the north-west frontier of the Roman empire for nearly 300 years.
The astrolabe is invented, perhaps by the Appolonius of Perga in Greece
An astrolabe is an elaborate inclinometer, historically used by astronomers and navigators to measure the inclined position in the sky of a celestial body, day or night.