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Calendar overview 488
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Kavadh I becomes Great King of the Sassanid Empire . | |
488 in other calendars | |
Ethiopian calendar | 480/481 |
Buddhist calendar | 1031/32 (southern Buddhism); 1030/31 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
Chinese calendar | 53rd (54th) cycle
Year of the Earth Dragon龙 辰 ( at the beginning of the year Fire Rabbit 丁卯) |
Jewish calendar | 4248/49 (September 21/22) |
Coptic calendar | 204/205 |
Roman calendar |
from urbe condita MCCXLI (1241)
Diocletian's era : 204/205 (November turn of the year) |
Seleucid era | Babylon: 798/799 (turn of the year April)
Syria: 799/800 (turn of the year October) |
Spanish era | 526 |
Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) | 544/545 (turn of the year April) |
Events
Politics and world events
Europe
- The Eastern Roman Emperor Zenon commissioned the Ostrogoths King , Theodoric the Great , with a campaign against Odoacer , which he initially recognized as his deputy in Italy .
- In fact, under the rule of the Rugians , whose empire has its center near Krems on the north bank of the Danube, live on the south bank in Ufernoricum u. a. Novels , formerly of Donau locations above the Enns were evacuated, including the members of the Severin - Convention . Since part of the Rugians want to fight Odoacer in favor of Ostrom, Odoacer destroys the Rugier Empire and has the Romanes evacuated to Italy by his brother Hunulf in order to prevent a surviving prince from restoring the Rugier Empire. The northern Danube Limes of the Roman Empire is effectively abandoned. The relics of Severin von Noricum are also carried along.
- The Gepids conquer Belgrade .
- around 488: According to tradition, Oeric becomes king of Kent after the death of Hengest .
Sassanid Empire
- Kavadh I becomes Persian great king after his predecessor Balash has been overthrown by a conspiracy.