Events

By Place

Europe

• Possible date for the Battle of Mons Badonicus: Romano-British and Celts defeat an Anglo-Saxon army that may have been led by the bretwalda Aelle of Sussex (approximate date; suggested dates range from 490 to 510). The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 4th century (per the Julian calendar and Anno Domini / Common era) was that Century The 5th century is the period from 401 to 500 in accordance with the Julian calendar in Anno Domini / Common Era. The 6th century is the period from 501 to 600 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends 476 — Abdication of Romulus Augustus — fall of the Western Roman empire. Events and Trends 481 — Clovis I becomes king of the Franks upon the death of Childeric I (or 482) 481 — Events and Trends Possible timing of King Arthur 's victory over the Saxons. Events and Trends Possible timing of King Arthur 's victory over the Saxons 512 — Roman ( Byzantine) Emperor Anastasius Events and Trends Maelgwn Hir ap Cadwallon, perhaps legendary assumes the throne of Gwynedd in Great Britain (possible date Events and Trends 532 — Nika riots in Constantinople; the cathedral was destroyed This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Events By Place Europe The Alemanni are defeated by the Franks under Clovis I near Bonn. Events By Place Byzantine Empire Emperor Anastasius I reforms the monetary system using Greek numerals instead of Roman Events By place Asia Kavadh I of Persia deposes his brother Djamasp and restores himself as king of Persia. Events By Place Asia Qi He Di succeeds Qi Dong Hun Hou as ruler of the Chinese Southern Qi Dynasty. Area code of northern central Kentucky, including Louisville (see Area code 502) Events By Place Byzantine Empire Events By Place Byzantine Empire The Persian-Roman wars continue until 557. Africa Axum - ? Vandalia - Thrasamund, King of the Vandals and Alans ( 496 The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King In the Battle of Mons Badonicus ( English Mount Badon, Welsh Mynydd Baddon) Romano-British Celts defeated Romano-British culture is that of the Romanized Britons under the Roman Empire and later the Western Roman Empire, and of those exposed to Roman culture in the years Celts (ˈkɛlts or /ˈsɛlts/, see Names of the Celts For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south Bretwalda, also Brytenwalda, Bretenanwealda, is an Anglo-Saxon term the first record of which comes from the late ninth century Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Ælle (also Aelle or Ella,) is recorded in early sources as the first king of the South Saxons, reigning in what is now called Sussex Note: This battle may have influenced the legend of King Arthur. King Arthur is a legendary British leader who according to medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against the Saxon invaders
• Possible date at which Fergus Mór begins his reign — the historicity of Mór is doubtful. Fergus Mór mac Eirc ( Scottish Gaelic: Fergus Mòr Mac Earca) was a legendary king of Dál Riata.
• Approximate beginning of the Heptarchy period in the history of England. Heptarchy ( Greek: seven + realm) is a collective name applied to the Anglo-Saxon ancient kingdoms of south east and central The history of England is similar to the history of Britain until the arrival of the Saxons
• Approximate year of the founding of the Kingdom of Essex. The Kingdom of Essex ( Est Seaxna "East Saxons" was one of the seven traditional kingdoms of the so-called Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy) was founded
• The Frankish Kingdom is formed. Francia or Frankia, later also called the Frankish Empire (imperium Francorum Frankish Kingdom (Latin regnum Francorum, "Kingdom of the
• The monument of Ale's Stones is built in Sweden. Ale's Stones ( Ales stenar in Swedish is a Megalithic monument in Scania in southern Sweden, probably from circa 600 CE that is the end of "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.

Asia

• Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei China becomes sovereign of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Background Tuoba Ke was born in 483 as the second son of Emperor Xiaowen. The Northern Wei Dynasty (北魏 Pinyin: běi wèi 386 - 534) also known as the Tuoba Wei (拓拔魏 Later Wei (後魏 or

Americas

• Uxmal is founded (approximate date). Uxmal ( Yucatec Maya: Óoxmáal is a large Pre-Columbian ruined city of the Maya civilization in the state of Yucatán, Mexico.

Africa

• Traders from southern Arabia settle in northern Ethiopia. The Arabian Peninsula (in Arabic: شبه الجزيرة العربية šibh al-jazīra al-ʻarabīya or جزيرة العرب jazīrat al-ʻarab) NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page

Births

• Erzhu Shilong
• Procopius, historian (approximate date)
• Theodebert I, king of Austrasia (approximate date, could also have been 495)
• Theodora, empress of Byzantium
• Tribonian, jurist in the Roman Empire (approximate date)
• Bhavaviveka, Indian Madhyamaka Scholar

Deaths

• Zu Chongzhi, Chinese mathematician

Map of the world in 500. Erzhu Shilong (爾朱世隆 ( 500 - 532) Courtesy name Rongzong (榮宗 was an official of the Chinese / Xianbei dynasty Procopius of Caesarea ( Προκόπιος ο Καισαρεύς, c Theudebert I ( French: Thibert or Théodebert) (c 500 &ndash 547 or 548 was the Merovingian king of Austrasia from 533 to his death Austrasia (rarely Austria, both meaning "eastern land" formed the north-eastern portion of the Kingdom of the Merovingian Franks, comprising Events By Place Europe Cerdic of Wessex raids Hampshire. Asia Emperor Xiaowen Theodora ( Greek: Θεοδώρα (c 500 - June 28 548) was empress of the Byzantine Empire and the wife of Emperor Justinian Tribonian (c 500–547 was a Jurist during the reign of the Emperor Justinian I, who revised the legal code of the Roman Empire. JURIST is an online legal news service hosted by the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, written by founder Professor Bernard Hibbitts and a staff of more than The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial Bhavaviveka or Bhavya (Tib slob-dpon bha-vya or skal-ldan/legs-ldan) c India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Madhyamaka ( Sanskrit: मध्यमक Madhyamaka,, Pinyin: Zhōngguānzōng; also known as Śunyavada) is a Buddhist Scholarly method &mdash or as it is more commonly called scholarship &mdash is the body of principles and practices used by scholars to make their claims about the world as Zu Chongzhi ( 429–500 Courtesy name Wenyuan (文遠 was a prominent Chinese mathematician and astronomer during the Liu China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study and research is the field of Mathematics.