St. Symmachus begins his reign as Pope, replacing Anastasius II
St. Symmachus begins his reign as Pope, replacing Anastasius II
St. Symmachus begins his reign as Pope, replacing Anastasius II
Events Before
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)
Events After
King Gundobar of Burgundy delegates royal power
King Gundobar of Burgundy delegates royal power
The Synodus Palmaris, called by Gothic King Theodoric the Great, discharges Pope Symmachus of all charges, thus ending t
The Synodus Palmaris, called by Gothic King Theodoric the Great, discharges Pope Symmachus of all charges, thus ending the schism of Antipope Laurentius
Alaric II, King of the Visigoths, promulgates the Lex Romania Visigothorum (or Breviary of Alaric), a collection of Roma
Alaric II, King of the Visigoths, promulgates the Lex Romania Visigothorum (or Breviary of Alaric), a collection of Roman law
35 bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde, shedding light on the moral conditions of the clergy and lait
35 bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde, shedding light on the moral conditions of the clergy and laity in southern France
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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