520
| Years: 516 517 518 519 - 520 - 521 522 523 524 | |
| Decades: 490s 500s 510s - 520s - 530s 540s 550s | |
| Centuries: 5th century - 6th century - 7th century | |
Events
- February 20 - Epiphanius elected Patriarch of Constantinople.
- Ostrogothic ruler Theodoric the Great builds the Mausoleum of Theodoric as his future tomb in Ravenna.
- The kingdom of East Anglia is formed (approximate date).
Deaths
- January 19 - John of Cappadocia, Patriarch of Constantinople