490s
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| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
| Centuries: | 4th century – 5th century – 6th century |
| Decades: | 460s 470s 480s – 490s – 500s 510s 520s |
| Years: | 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments |
490s: events by year
Contents: 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499
490
By place
Europe
- April 1 – The majority of Odoacer's army, including his magister militum Tufa, surrenders to Theodoric the Great in Milan.
- August 11 – Battle of Adda: Theodoric fends off a sally from Odoacer.
By topic
Religion
- Euphemius becomes Patriarch of Constantinople.
492
By place
Eastern Roman Empire
- Isaurian War: beginning of the revolt of the Isaurians against Anastasius I in Isauria.
By topic
Religion
- March 1 – Pope Gelasius I succeeds Pope Felix III as the 49th pope.
493
By place
Europe
- February 25 – Odoacer agrees to a mediated peace with Theodoric the Great, and is later killed by him personally. Theodoric becomes king of the Ostrogoths and moves the capital to Ravenna.
- March – The Battle for the Body of St. Patrick is fought between the Ui Neill Dynasty and the Airgialla Kingdom.
- The Frankish king Clovis I marries the Burgundian princess Clotilde.
Eastern Roman Empire
- Isaurian War: the Roman general Diogenianus besieges Claudiopolis, but his army is blocked by the Isaurians. In his help comes John Gibbo, who wins an overwhelming victory against the Isaurians.
Asia
- Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei China starts adopting a sinicization policy as well as various reforms.
494
By place
Eastern Roman Empire
- An earthquake devastates Latakia.
Asia
- Under Emperor Xiaowen the capital of Northern Wei, a state in China, is moved from Datong to Luoyang.
By topic
Religion
- Pope Gelasius I delineates the relationship between church and state.
- Gelasius canonizes Saint George.
- The Lupercalia festival is replaced by Candlemas.
495
By place
Europe
- Cerdic of Wessex raids Hampshire.
Asia
- Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty builds the Shaolin temple for the monk Batuo.
496
By place
Europe
- Battle of Tolbiac: Clovis I defeats the Alamanni, and is baptized into the Catholic faith at Rheims.
- Thrasamund becomes king of the Vandals.
Eastern Roman Empire
- Anastasius I has Euphemius, Patriarch of Constantinople, deposed, and Macedonius II appointed as his successor. Euphemius is sent into exile.
Asia
- Kavadh I of Persia is deposed and exiled by his brother Djamasp.
- The ruling Tuoba family in the Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty change their family name to Yuan.
By topic
Religion
- November 24 – Pope Anastasius II succeeds Pope Gelasius I as the 50th pope.
497
By place
Eastern Roman Empire
- Isaurian War: the Isaurian rebels are defeated.
Europe
Asia
- The Shaolin Temple is founded (according to the Jiaqing Chongxiu Yitongzhi). For alternate founding date, see 477).
By topic
Arts and sciences
- Aryabhata, an Indian astronomer and mathematician, calculates pi (π) as ≈ 62832/20000 = 3.1416, correct to four rounded-off decimal places.
498
By place
Eastern Roman Empire
- Emperor Anastasius I reforms the monetary system, using Greek numerals instead of Roman.
By topic
Religion
- November 22 – Pope Symmachus succeeds Pope Anastasius II as the 51st pope, in the official papal selection in the Lateran Palace.
- Antipope Laurentius is elected "pope" in Santa Maria Maggiore.
- Flavian II succeeds Palladius as Patriarch of Antioch.
499
By place
Asia
- Kavadh I of Persia deposes his brother Djamasp and restores himself as king of Persia.
By topic
Religion
- March 1 – During a synod in Rome, Pope Symmachus makes Antipope Laurentius bishop of Nocera in Campania.
Significant people
- Abba Afse, Abuna of Ethopia
- Anastasius II, Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, p. 496–498
- Mar Aqaq-Acace, Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, 484–496
- Arthur, dux bellorum (leader of battles) and King of the Brythons of later legend
- Mar Babai I, Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, 497–503
- Benedict of Nursia, founder of Western Christian monasticism
- Cerdic of Wessex, Saxon invader and future king and founder of the Kingdom of Wessex
- Cynric of Wessex, Saxon invader and future king of Wessex
- Euphemius, Patriarch of Constantinople, 489–495
- Felix II (excluding Antipope Felix II), Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, p. 483–492
- Gelasius I, Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, p. 492–496
- Macedonius II, Patriarch of Constantinople, 495–511
- Symmachus, Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, p. 498–514
