546

This article is about the year 546. For other uses, see546 (disambiguation).

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	5th century 6th century 7th century
Decades:	520s 530s 540s 550s 560s
Years:	543 544 545 546 547 548 549

546 in variouscalendars

Gregorian calendar	546 DXLVI
Ab urbe condita	1299
Assyrian calendar	5296
Balinese saka calendar	467–468
Bengali calendar	−47
Berber calendar	1496
Buddhist calendar	1090
Burmese calendar	−92
Byzantine calendar	6054–6055
Chinese calendar	Ất sửuNiên (WoodOx) 3243 or 3036 — to — Bính dần niên (FireTiger) 3244 or 3037
Coptic calendar	262–263
Discordian calendar	1712
Ethiopian calendar	538–539
Hebrew calendar	4306–4307
Hindu calendars
-Vikram Samvat	602–603
-Shaka Samvat	467–468
-Kali Yuga	3646–3647
Holocene calendar	10546
Iranian calendar	76 BP – 75 BP
Islamic calendar	78 BH – 77 BH
Javanese calendar	434–435
Julian calendar	546 DXLVI
Korean calendar	2879
Minguo calendar	1366 beforeROC Dân tiền 1366 niên
Nanakshahi calendar	−922
Seleucid era	857/858AG
Thai solar calendar	1088–1089
Tibetan calendar	Âm mộc ngưu niên (female Wood-Ox) 672 or 291 or −481 — to — Dương hỏa hổ niên (male Fire-Tiger) 673 or 292 or −480

EmperorJustinian IwithMaximian of Ravenna

Year546(DXLVI) was acommon year starting on Monday(link will display the full calendar) of theJulian calendar.The denomination 546 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when theAnno Dominicalendar erabecame the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Byzantine Empire

• December 17–Sack of Rome:After almost a year's siege, the capture of a grain fleet sent by the exiledPope Vigiliusnear the mouth of theTiber,and failure of troops of theByzantine EmpireunderBelisariusto relieve the city, theOstrogothsunder KingTotilaplunderRomeand destroy itsfortifications.He then withdraws toApulia(Southern Italy).
• Winter – Pope Vigilius arrives inConstantinople,to meet with EmperorJustinian I.The futurePope Pelagiusis sent by Totila to negotiate with Justinian.

Europe

• Audoinmurders and succeedsWaltharias king of theLombards.
• Audoin receives subsidies from Justinian I, to encourage him to battle theGepidsin theCarpathian Mountains.
• Audoin leads the Lombards across theDanubeintoPannonia,and becomes an ally of theByzantines.

Central America

• May 5– After a victory byCalakmulduring theFirst Tikal-Calakmul War,Aj Wosal Chan K'inich is installed as the newruler of the Mayan city stateofNaranjoinGuatemalaand reigns until his death in615.

By topic

Religion

• TheBasilica of San Vitale(Ravenna) is completed by bishopMaximianus,during the ByzantineExarchate of Ravenna.
• Approximate date – TheDiocese of Bangoris established in theWelshkingdom of Gwynedd,withDeiniolconsecrated as firstbishop.

Deaths

• Walthari,king of theLombards