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This article is about the year 678. For the film, see
678 (film)
. For the Argentine TV program, see
6, 7, 8
.
Calendar year
Year
678
(
DCLXXVIII
) was a
common year starting on Friday
(link will display the full calendar) of the
Julian calendar
. The denomination 678 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.
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Byzantine Empire
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Britain
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Japan
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Religion
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- Wilfrid
, bishop of
York
, is at the height of his power and owns vast
estates
throughout
Northumbria
. After his refusal to agree to a division of his
see
, Ecgfrith and Theodore, archbishop of
Canterbury
, have him banished from Northumbria.
- April 11
–
Pope Donus
dies at Rome, after a reign of 1 year and 160 days. He is succeeded by
Agatho I
, who becomes the 79th pope. He is the first pope to stop paying
tribute
to Emperor
Constantine IV
upon election.
- In
Japan
, the national worshiping to the Gods of Heaven and Earth is planned. Tenmu tries to select his daughter T?chi as a
Sai?
to make her serve the Gods. However, T?chi suddenly takes ill and dies.
- The
Beomeosa
temple complex in
Geumjeong-gu
(modern
South Korea
) is constructed, during the reign of King
Munmu of Silla
.
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