What Happened in 546 AD

Major Events

  • Dec 17 Gothic War (535-554): The Ostrogoths of King Totila conquer Rome by bribing the Byzantine garrison.

Who Died in 546 AD

  • Sep 9 St. CiarĂ¡n of Clonmacnoise, Irish bishop who founded Clonmacnoise Monastery, dies of the plague in his early thirties