Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, as Anastasius I - often called the first Byzantine Emperor
Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, as Anastasius I - often called the first Byzantine Emperor
Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, as Anastasius I - often called the first Byzantine Emperor
Events Before
Felix III begins his reign as Catholic Pope
Pope Simplicius (died 2 or 10 March 483) was the bishop of Rome from 468 to his death on 10 March 483.
King of the Ostrogoths Theodoric the Great defeats Germanic King of Italy Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his w
King of the Ostrogoths Theodoric the Great defeats Germanic King of Italy Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way into Italy
Germanic King of Italy Odoacer attacks Ostrogothic leader Theodoric the Great at the Battle of Verona and is defeated ag
Germanic King of Italy Odoacer attacks Ostrogothic leader Theodoric the Great at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again
Events After
Gelasius I elected Catholic Pope; in office until his death in 496
Gelasius I elected Catholic Pope; in office until his death in 496
Ostrogoten King Theodorik the Great beats Odoaker
Ostrogoten King Theodorik the Great beats Odoaker
King of the Ostrogoths, Theodoric the Great, murders King Odoacer of Italy with his sword at a banquet in Ravenna
Odoacer (433 – 15 March 493 AD), also spelled Odovacer or Odovacar, was a barbarian soldier and statesman from the Middle Danube who was an officer of the Roman army and deposed the Western Roman...
Anastasius II succeeds Gelasius I as Catholic Pope
Pope Anastasius II (died 19 November 498) was the bishop of Rome from 24 November 496 to his death on 19 November 498.
King Clovis I is baptized a Roman Catholic in Reims cathedral - first Germanic king to do so, according to Henry of Tour
King Clovis I is baptized a Roman Catholic in Reims cathedral - first Germanic king to do so, according to Henry of Tours (year disputed)
More from the 490s
New Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I Dicorus marries Ariadne, widow of previous Emperor Zeno and daughter of Leo I
New Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I Dicorus marries Ariadne, widow of previous Emperor Zeno and daughter of Leo I
Gelasius I elected Catholic Pope; in office until his death in 496
Gelasius I elected Catholic Pope; in office until his death in 496
Ostrogoten King Theodorik the Great beats Odoaker
Ostrogoten King Theodorik the Great beats Odoaker
King of the Ostrogoths, Theodoric the Great, murders King Odoacer of Italy with his sword at a banquet in Ravenna
Odoacer (433 – 15 March 493 AD), also spelled Odovacer or Odovacar, was a barbarian soldier and statesman from the Middle Danube who was an officer of the Roman army and deposed the Western Roman...
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