542

Centuries: 5th century - 6th century - 7th century

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

Years: 537 538 539 540 541 542 543 544 545 546 547

• The plague killed upwards of 100,000 in Constantinople and perhaps two million or more in the rest of the Byzantine Empire (possibly exaggerated).
• Ostrogoth king Totila reconquers Naples, and other parts of Italy.

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