State of the Barbaric World– Establishment of the Lombards on the Danube– Tribes and Inroads of the Sclavonians– Origin,Empire, and Embassies of the Turks– The Flight of the Avars– Chosroes I or Nushirvan King of Persia– His Prosperous Reign and Wars with the Romans– The Colchian or Lazic War– The Aethiopians
| AD | Event |
| 527-65 | Weakness of the Empire of Justinian; State of the Barbarians– The Gepidae, The Lombards, The Sclavonians; Their Inroads |
|---|---|
| 545 | Origin and Monarchy of the Turks in Asia; The Avars fly before the Turks & approach the Empire |
| 558 | Their Embassy to Constantinople |
| 569-82 | Embassies of the Turks and Romans |
| 500-30 | State of Persia |
| 531-79 | Reign of Nushirvan, or Chosroes ; His Love of Learning |
| 533-39 | Peace and War with the Romans |
| 540 | He invades Syria And ruins Antioch |
| 541 | Defence of the East by Belisarius Description of Colchos, Lazica, or Mingrelia Revolutions of Colchos; Under the Persians (BC 500); Under the Romans (BC 60) |
| 130 | Visit of Arrian |
| 522 | Conversion of the Lazi |
| 542-49 | Revolt and Repentance of the Colchians |
| 549-51 | Siege of Petra |
| 549-56 | The Colchian or Lazic War |
| 540-61 | Negotiations & Treaties between Justinian & Chosroes |
| 522 | Conquests of the Abyssinians |
| 533 | Their Alliance with Justinian |