Centuries: 5th century - 6th century - 7th century
Decades: 510s - 520s - 530s - 540s - 550s - 560s - 570s - 580s - 590s - 600s - 610s
Years: 560 561 562 563 564 565 566 567 568 569 570
Events
- Justin II succeeds Justinian I as Byzantine Emperor
- Northern Qi Hou Zhu succeeds Northern Qi Wu Cheng Di as ruler of the Chinese Northern Qi Dynasty
- Alboin succeeds his father Audoin as king of the Lombards
Deaths
- Justinian I, Byzantine Emperor
- Belisarius, Byzantine general
- Procopius of Caesarea, historian
- Audoin, king of the Lombards\n