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500s (decade)
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
| Centuries: | 5th century – 6th century – 7th century |
| Decades: | 470s 480s 490s – 500s – 510s 520s 530s |
| Years: | 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments |
This is a list of events occurring in the 500s, ordered by year.
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500
By place
Europe
- Possible date for the Battle of Mons Badonicus: Romano-British and Celts defeat an Anglo-Saxon army that may have been led by the bretwalda Aelle of Sussex or possibly Cerdic of Wessex (approximate date; suggested dates range from 490 to 517). This battle may have influenced the legend of King Arthur.
- Possible date at which Fergus Mór begins his reign – the historicity of Mór is doubtful.
- Approximate beginning of the Heptarchy period in the history of England.
- Approximate year of the founding of the Kingdom of Essex.
- The Frankish Kingdom is formed.
- The monument of Ale's Stones is built in Sweden (approximate date).
- Burial in catacombs ends (approximate date).
Asia
- Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei China becomes sovereign of the Northern Wei Dynasty.
America
- Uxmal is founded (approximate date).
Africa
501
By place
Asia
- Qi He Di succeeds Qi Dong Hun Hou as ruler of the Chinese Southern Qi Dynasty.
- Muryeong becomes king of Baekje.
America
- Ahkal Mo' Naab' I comes to power in the Maya city of Palenque.
Europe
- Pope Symmachus, accused of various crimes by secular authorities who supported an ecclesiastical opponent, asserted the secular ruler had no jurisdiction over him. A synod held in 502 confirmed that view.
502
By place
Eastern Roman Empire
- War breaks out between the Byzantine Empire and Persia.
Asia
- The Southern Qi Dynasty ends and the Liang Dynasty begins in southern China. Liang Wu Di succeeds Qi He Di.
- Wu-Ti becomes Emperor of China (502–549).
By topic
Arts and sciences
- The Persian philosopher Mazdak declares private property to be the source of all evil.
Religion
- October 23 – The Synodus Palmaris, called by Gothic king Theodoric the Great, clears Pope Symmachus of all charges, thus ending the schism of Antipope Laurentius.
503
504
By place
Europe
- Theodoric the Great defeats the Gepids as the Ostrogoths sack Belgrade.
- Theodoric the Great builds Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, originally dedicated to Christ the Redeemer.
505
506
By place
Byzantine Empire
- The Byzantine Empire and Persia accept a peace agreement based on status quo.
- The city of Dara in Mesopotamia is fortified by emperor Anastasius I as a frontier against Persia.
By topic
Arts and sciences
- The Breviary of Alaric, a collection of Roman law, is compiled.
Religion
- September 10 – The bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde.
507
By place
Europe
- Battle of Vouillé: Clovis I defeats the Visigoths near Poitiers, ending their power in Gaul.
- Gesalec succeeds his father Alaric II as king of the Visigoths.
- Wooden coffins and wooden tools are used in the burial places of the Alemanni.
Asia
- The town of Guilin, China, is renamed Guizhou.
- The first and smaller of the two Buddhas of Bamyan is erected in central Afghanistan.[1]
America
- A Mayan altar with the head of the death god is built in Copan, Honduras.
508
By place
Europe
- Clovis I establishes Paris (Lutetia) as his capital. He also makes Roman Catholicism the official religion of the Frankish Kingdom.
- All the rivers in England are frozen for more than two months.[2]
509
Significant people
Births
Deaths
References
- ^ Cohen, Roger. "Return to Bamiyan", The New York Times, October 29, 2007. Accessed October 29, 2007.
- ^ Stratton, J.M. (1969). Agricultural Records. John Baker. ISBN 0-212-97022-4.
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