521:
John I begins sending missionaries southwards, in the hopes of converting the Nubian kingdoms (Nobatia, Makuria, and Alodia) to Christianity, or more specifically, miaphysitism
Godomar's army is largely unopposed as it makes its way through Alemannia; it's not until the city of Venusia [Venosa] that Godomar engages in battle with the Alemanni, and he wins a crushing victory
Meanwhile, Leuthari himself is leading a small force in putting down a rebellion in Centuripae [Centuripe] when he is killed by a (secretly) Christian member of his personal guard; the remaining Pagan Alemanni are all either exiled, executed, or converted, and Godomar chooses an Alemanni noble named Vaefred [19] to begin the next Alemanni dynasty
Rugii capture Viminacium [Kostolac], but to the south, Waccho defeats a rather large pro-Ildichis army near Ulpiana [near modern Gracanica], but his forces take severe casualties in the process
522:
Roderic uncovers an assassination plot by Rutilus, a chieftain awarded with land centered around the city of Augustodunum [Autun] for his service in the war against the Burgundians; he is suspected of colluding with the Novioduni and is executed [20]
The new Himyarite king, Dhu Nuwas, begins persecuting Christians [21]
Waccho and Ildichis clash in the Scardus Mons [Sar Mountains], neither side gaining a clear victory
Julian I succeeds John II as Patriarch of Antioch
523:
Lucius II succeeds Laurentius as Catholic Pope
Dhu Nuwas massacres the Christian population of Najran
Ildichis's forces finally manage to defeat Waccho in battle and end the Langobardi Civil War; unfortunately, the Rugii who invaded in the north know that Ildichis's source of manpower is nearly depleted, forcing Ildichis to accept the loss of territory
Lucius II begins pressuring Cato to convert the Bolgars to Christianity [22]
524:
Roderic ends his failed invasion of the Vasconians [Basques] [23]
Munderic dies and his territory is annexed by his brother, Clovis; Dagobert protests not receiving any territory, but Clovis appeases his brother by agreeing to aid him in conquering the Saxons
Cato caves to the Pope's request...sort of; both Catholic and Arian missionaries are sent to Bolgar territory, sometimes even directly competing for the same converts
A Numidian tribe known as the Gaetulians come to dominate over Aurasium and Capsa
525:
Axum launches an invasion of Himyar
The Daisan, a tributary of the Euphrates, severely floods Edessa [Sanliurfa] to the point where some of the city's walls are broken through; Basiliscus II begins a major reconstruction effort
Dagobert invades the Saxons, capturing the cities of Tulisurgium [Schulenburg], Tuliphurdum [Verden], and Phabiranum [Bremen]
The Gaetulians launches an invasion of Vandalia; the cities of Sitifis [Sétif] and Constantine [Qusantina] are razed
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[19] Vaefred had been a harsh critic of Leuthari's Christian persecution and had been forced into exile because of it
[20] Roderic will eventually become very paranoid; he will begin to mistrust the various autonomous chieftains and will set out on a campaign of centralization
[21] Dhu Nuwas is Jewish, and he feels that, because Christian countries persecute Jews, his country will now persecute Christians (this happened in OTL)
[22] Lucius II is actually testing the Ostrogoths; he has always been wary of the alliance that his predecessor had with the Arian kingdom, so he is trying to see if, first of all, Cato will actually heed his request, and second of all, whether Cato will convert them to Catholicism or Arianism
[23] Roderic blames the failure of the campaign on traitors in the nobility; in reality, his paranoia kept him from sending prominent (a.k.a. competent) generals out of the war so that they wouldn't gain glory, and thus be able to gain popular support in a usurpation
Map of Europe coming up (hopefully) soon.
Good work though!