546

Decades: 490s - 500s - 510s - 520s - 530s - 540s - 550s - 560s - 570s - 580s - 590s

Years: 541 542 543 544 545 546 547 548 549 550 551

• The Ostrogoths under Totila retake Rome from the Byzantine Empire.
• Pope Vigilius arrives in Constantinople to meet with Justinian I; future pope Pelagius is sent by Totila to negotiate with Justinian.
• The Byzantines ally with the Lombards against the Gepids.
• Audoin succeeds Waltari as king of the Lombards.

Deaths

• Waltari, king of the Lombards