582
| Years: 578 579 580 581 - 582 - 583 584 585 586 | |
| Decades: 550s 560s 570s - 580s - 590s 600s 610s | |
| Centuries: 5th century - 6th century - 7th century | |
Events
- Maurice I succeeds Tiberius II Constantine as Byzantine Emperor.
- John Nesteutes becomes Patriarch of Constantinople.
- Construction of the new capital of Sui Dynasty Daxing.
- Chen Xuan Di, Chinese ruler
- Agathias, Greek poet and historian
- Tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor
- April 5 - Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople