496

Years: 492 493 494 495 - 496 - 497 498 499 500
Decades: 460s 470s 480s - 490s - 500s 510s 520s
Centuries: 4th century - 5th century - 6th century 496 (number)

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.

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