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496

Alternate uses, see Number 496

Centuries: 4th century - 5th century - 6th century

Decades: 440s 450s 460s 470s 480s - 490s - 500s 510s 520s 530s 540s

Years: 491 492 493 494 495 - 496 - 497 498 499 500 501

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Table of contents

1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths

Events

• Battle of Tolbiac; Clovis I defeats the Alamanni accepts Catholic baptism at Reims.
• Pope Anastasius II succeeds Gelasius I.
• The ruling Tuoba family in the Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty change their family name to Yuan.
• Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I has Euphemius Patriarch of Constantinople deposed, and Macedonius II appointed as his successor. Euphemius is sent into exile.
• Kavadh I of Persia is deposed and exiled by his brother Djamasp.
• Thrasamund becomes king of the Vandals.

Births

Deaths

• Gunthamund, king of the Vandals
• November 21 - Pope Gelasius I

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