24 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.
What happened
China (4)
Dou Tai, with elite troops, raced 300 li in a day and night, raided Erzhu Zhao's base and defeated him at Chihong Ridge. Erzhu Zhao hanged himself. (Book of Northern Qi (Bei Qishu), Annals 北齊書 卷1)
Lan Bao, lord of Jianyi city for Wei, killed the prefects of Dongxu and Xizhou and surrendered Xiapi city. (Book of Liang (Liangshu), Annals 卷3 中大通五年 六月)
He Basheng, Governor of Jingzhou of Northern Wei, invades Yongzhou, takes Xiamishui, and rattles the south of the Han River. (Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) 卷156)
West Asia (2)
Justinian proclaims the expedition against the Vandals, but many oppose it, recalling the failure of Leo's expedition. (Procopius, History of the Wars 3.10.2)
Around midsummer of the seventh year, the governor's ships anchor at the shore before the palace; Patriarch Epiphanios prays, and they set sail. (Procopius, History of the Wars 3.12.2)
Egypt & North Africa (5)
Belisarius advances toward Carthage and entrusts a 300-man escort to his deputy John (an Armenian). (Procopius, History of the Wars 3.17.1)
Belisarius enters Carthage; the citizens open the gates and hold lamps all night. (Procopius, History of the Wars 3.20.1)
Belisarius lunches at the 'Delphica' palace, where Gelimer had entertained the nobles. (Procopius, History of the Wars 3.21.2–3.21.5)
Gelimer gathers all the Vandals and Moorish auxiliaries on the Bulla plain, four days' journey from Carthage. (Procopius, History of the Wars 3.25.1)
The force of 400 sent to support Godas in Sardinia (under Cyrillus) and the Carthage expeditionary force (10,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry) are organized. (Procopius, History of the Wars 3.11.1)
Belisarius lands on the island (Sicily), uncertain of Vandal intelligence, and scouts from Syracuse. (Procopius, History of the Wars 3.14.3)
They come near the shore, drop anchor and debate whether to land; Arkelaos speaks. (Procopius, History of the Wars 3.15.1–3.15.2)
The day after the landing, he severely punishes soldiers who looted fruit and gives orders forbidding violence against residents. (Procopius, History of the Wars 3.16.1)
Gelimer sends his cousin Gibamundus with 2,000 men to the left wing, attempting a threefold encirclement of Ammatas and himself. (Procopius, History of the Wars 3.18.1)
The Roman army approaches Decimum and camps in a palisade 35 stadia away; Belisarius gives his instructions. (Procopius, History of the Wars 3.19.1)
Gelimer scatters wealth among the Libyan peasants to incite the killing of Romans, with a bounty. (Procopius, History of the Wars 3.23.1)
Gelimer's brother Zazo lands at the port of Caralis in Sardinia, takes the city and kills the rebel Godas. (Procopius, History of the Wars 3.24.1)
Belisarius sent the cavalry ahead and followed the next day with the infantry, marching toward the battle of Tricamarum (location unknown). (Procopius, History of the Wars 4.2.3)
Gelimer and Tzazo addressed the troops, then sent the Vandals out to form up on the riverbank: battle of Tricamarum (place unknown). (Procopius, History of the Wars 4.3.1)
Theudebert, son of Theuderic, goes to recover the lands taken by the Visigoths, while Chramnus goes as far as Rodez. (Gregory of Tours, History of the Franks Hist. Franc. 3.XXI)