631 BC Deaths
__NOTOC__ Year 631 (Roman numerals, DCXXXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 631 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Emperor Heraclius appoints Cyrus of Alexandria, Cyrus, patriarch of Alexandria, with power to act as viceroy (''Diocese, dioikesis'') of Diocese of Egypt (Late Antiquity), Egypt. He begins a 10-year persecution against the non-Chalcedonian Christianity, Chalcedonian Copts, Coptic Christians. Europe * Battle of Wogastisburg: The Slavs under King Samo defeat the Austrasia, Austrasian Franks, in a three-day battle near Trenčín (modern Slovakia). King Dagobert I is forced to retreat; the Franks with their allies are slaughtered. Samo invades Thuringia and undertakes looting raids. * King Suintila is overthrown after a 10-year ...
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