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500
Years:
496
497
498
499
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500
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501
502
503
504
Decades
:
470s
480s
490s
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500s
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510s
520s
530s
Centuries
:
4th century
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5th century
-
6th century
Alternate uses, see
Number 500
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Events
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) Note: This battle may have influenced the legend of
King Arthur
.
Possible date at which
Fergus I of Dalriada
begins his reign
Approximate beginning of the
Heptarchy
period in the
history of England
Approximate year of the founding of the
Kingdom of Essex
Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei China becomes sovereign of the
Northern Wei Dynasty
Uxmal
founded (approximate date)
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Births
Procopius
, historian (approximate date)
Theodebert I
, king of
Austrasia
(approximate date, could also have been
495
)
Theodora
, empress of
Byzantium
Tribonian
, a
jurist
in the
Roman Empire
(approximate date)
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Deaths
Zu Chongzhi
,
chinese
mathematician