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| 491 in other calendars | |
| Ethiopian calendar | 483/484 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1034/35 (southern Buddhism); 1033/34 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 53rd (54th) cycle
Year of the metal sheep辛未 ( at the beginning of the year metal horse 庚午) |
| Jewish calendar | 4251/52 (September 20/21) |
| Coptic calendar | 207/208 |
| Roman calendar |
from urbe condita MCCXLIV (1244)
Diocletian's era : 207/208 (New Year November) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 801/802 (turn of the year April)
Syria: 802/803 (New Year October) |
| Spanish era | 529 |
| Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) | 547/548 (turn of the year April) |
Events
- April 11 : Anastasius I , a close confidant of Empress Ariadne is, two days after the childless death of Zeno in Constantinople Opel to Eastern Roman proclaimed emperor. Zenon's brother Flavius Longinus , who has justified hopes for the successor, is ignored because of his Isaurian origin. A little later, Anastasios married Ariadne and, despite his advanced age, soon turned out to be an extremely energetic emperor.
- The Ostrogoths under Theodoric the Great begin with the siege of Ravenna ( Battle of the Ravens ), the capital of the Odoacer Empire ; it lasts for two years.
- According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Ælle von Sussex conquered the British fortress of Anderida near Eastbourne, probably the last remaining bastion of the former Roman Litus Saxonicum .
Died
Date of death secured
- April 9 : Zenon , Emperor of the (Eastern) Roman Empire
- May 14th : Aprunculus , Christian saint, Bishop of Langres and Bishop of Auvergne in Clermont-Ferrand
Exact date of death unknown
- Jangsu , ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea (* 394 )
- Peter the Iberian , Georgian prince, later monk and bishop of Gaza-Maiuma (* 411 )
Web links
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