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| 472 in other calendars | |
| Ethiopian calendar | 464/465 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1015/16 (southern Buddhism); 1014/15 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 52nd (53rd) cycle
Year of the Water Rat壬子 ( at the beginning of the year Metal Pig辛亥) |
| Jewish calendar | 4232/33 (September 18-19) |
| Coptic calendar | 188/189 |
| Roman calendar |
from urbe condita MCCXXV (1225)
Diocletian's era : 188/189 (turn of the year November) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 782/783 (turn of the year April)
Syria: 783/784 (New Year October) |
| Spanish era | 510 |
| Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) | 528/529 (turn of the year April) |
Events
Politics and world events
When relations between the Western Roman emperor Anthemius and the strong man of the empire, military leader Ricimer , deteriorate, the latter deposed Anthemius, proclaimed Olybrius the new emperor and besieged Rome , where Anthemius was staying. Anthemius is killed on July 11th while trying to flee the city. Ricimer himself dies a little later, however. Gundobad , son of the King of the Burgundians , Gundioch , and Ricimer's nephew , becomes the new supreme military leader and Patricius Westroms after Ricimer's death . The previous consul and new emperor Olybrius was proposed by Geiseric for the office of emperor in 467 . This time he actually only came to Rome to mediate in the disputes. Olybrius, who was not recognized by the Eastern Roman Emperor Leo I, only held his office as emperor for a few months, as he died at the end of the year, after which the imperial throne remained vacant for a few months.
religion
- Empire of China : The Northern Wei Dynasty begins with the construction of the Buddhist Xuanzhong Temple north of Taiyuan .
Disasters
Died
- July 11th : Anthemius , Western Roman Emperor (* around 420 )
- August 18 : Ricimer , Western Roman military leader (* around 405 )
- Olybrius , Western Roman Emperor
