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Year 462 (CDLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Leo (or, less frequently, year 1215 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 462 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• September 1 – Possible start of the first Byzantine indiction cycle.
• Emperor Leo I pays a large ransom for Licinia Eudoxia and Placidia. They return after seven years of captivity in Carthage.
• The Statue of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, is destroyed by fire after being moved to Constantinople.
• The Monastery of Stoudios is founded near the Propontis (Turkey).

Asia

• The Daming calendar is introduced in China by mathematician Zu Chongzhi (approximate date).

Births

• Anicia Juliana, daughter of Olybrius
• Muryeong, king of Baekje (Korea)

Deaths

• Licinia Eudoxia, Roman empress (b. 422)

References