his rebellious son (or nephew) Mordred, and is mortally wounded (according to the 10th-century Annales Cambriae). Africa Spring – Battle of Scalas Veteres (6 km south of Carthage, in the Praetorian prefecture of Africa): Byzantine troops under Germanus crush a large-scale mutiny. Stotzas, leader of the rebellion, flees with a handful of followers to Mauretania. Asia Eastern Wei sends an advance guard of three army columns through the Tong Pass, to attack Western Wei. The Western army under Yu-Wen Tai defeats one of the columns while the others retreat. Yu-Wen follows up, but runs into the main Eastern army (200,000 men). The Westerners are pushed back through the pass, and the Eastern army emerges from the mountains. Unexpectedly they are charged in the flank by 10,000 Western cavalry, and 6,000 Easterners are killed and 70,000 captured. John Cottistis starts a short-lived rebellion against Justinian I. He is declared emperor at Dara, but is killed four days later by conspiring soldiers. America Yaxchilan captures the ajaws of Bonampak, Lakamtuun, and Calakmul, at the outset of the First Tikal-Calakmul War. By topic Construction The Aqua Virgo aqueduct is destroyed by the Goths; they try to use the underground channel as a secret route to invade Rome. Religion March 29 – Pope Vigilius succeeds Silverius as the 59th pope, when the latter is deposed by Belisarius at the order of Justinian I. Society Second year of worldwide famine, a consequence of the extreme weather events of 535–536. Births Agilulf, bishop of Metz (approximate date) Chen Chang, prince of the Chen Dynasty (d. 560) Gong Di, emperor of Western Wei (d. 557) Wu Cheng Di, emperor of Northern Qi (d. 569) Deaths December 2 – Pope Silverius King Arthur, King of the Britons, in the Battle of Camlann (historicity debated) Mordred, son (or nephew) of King Arthur, also in the Battle of Camlann Fortunatus, Bishop of Todi Gartnait I, King of the Picts Husi Chun, general of Northern Wei (b. 495) Isidore of Miletus, Byzantine architect John Cottistis, Byzantine usurper Maine mac Cearbhall, king of Uí Maine (or 531) Vigor, Bishop of Bayeux Notes and references Notes References Secondary sources