494
Centuries: 4th century - 5th century - 6th centuryDecades: 440s 450s 460s 470s 480s - 490s - 500s 510s 520s 530s 540s
Years: 489 490 491 492 493 - 494 - 495 496 497 498 499
Events
- Pope Gelasius I delineates the relationship between church and state.
- Gelasius canonizes Saint George.
- The Lupercalia festival is replaced by Candlemas.
- An earthquake devastates Latakia.
- Under Emperor Xiaowen the Northern Wei capital is moved from Datong to Luoyang, a city long acknowledged as a major center in Chinese history.
Deaths