522
| Years: 518 519 520 521 - 522 - 523 524 525 526 | |
| Decades: 490s 500s 510s - 520s - 530s 540s 550s | |
| Centuries: 5th century - 6th century - 7th century | |
- Anicius Manlius Severinus Boëthius is imprisoned on charges of conspiring against Theoderic.
- Amalaric becomes king of the Visigoths.