▁ 5 8 6 ▁for ▁this ▁year ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁since ▁the ▁early ▁medieval ▁period , ▁when ▁the ▁An no ▁Dom ini ▁calendar ▁era ▁became ▁the ▁pre val ent ▁method ▁in ▁Europe ▁for ▁naming ▁years . ▁ ▁Events ▁▁ ▁By ▁place ▁▁▁ ▁By z antine ▁Empire ▁▁ ▁Spring ▁– ▁Emperor ▁Maurice ▁reject s ▁a ▁peace ▁proposal ▁of ▁the ▁Pers ians , ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁renew ed ▁pay ments ▁in ▁gold . ▁ ▁Battle ▁of ▁Sol ach on : ▁A ▁By z antine ▁army ▁under ▁command ▁of ▁Philipp icus ▁defe ats ▁the ▁S ass an id ▁Pers ians , ▁near ▁D ara . ▁ ▁The ▁Av ars ▁bes ie ge ▁Th ess al onica ▁( Cent ral ▁Mac ed onia ), ▁the ▁second ▁city ▁of ▁the ▁By z antine ▁Empire . ▁ ▁The ▁V la chs ▁are ▁first ▁mentioned ▁in ▁a ▁By z antine ▁chron icle ▁( appro xim ate ▁date ). ▁▁ ▁Europe ▁▁ ▁April ▁ 2 1 ▁– ▁King ▁Li uv ig ild ▁dies ▁at ▁To led o ▁after ▁an ▁ 1 8 - year ▁reign , ▁and ▁is ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁second ▁son ▁Re cc ared ▁I . ▁ ▁April / May : ▁Re cc ared ▁I ▁becomes ▁King ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Goth s ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁father , ▁Li uv ig ild . ▁▁ ▁S lav s ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁gates ▁of ▁Th ess al on iki ▁and ▁the ▁Pel op onn ese . ▁ ▁Av ars ▁destroy ▁a ▁li en ▁of ▁Roman ▁cam ps ▁along ▁the ▁Dan