| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
| Centuries: | 5th century – 6th century – 7th century |
| Decades: | 480s 490s 500s – 510s – 520s 530s 540s |
| Years: | 510 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 518 519 |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments |
The 510s decade ran from January 1, 510, to December 31, 519.
Events and trends
- Possible timing of King Arthur's victory over the Saxons
- 512—Roman (Byzantine) Emperor Anastasius I ends a period of moderate eclectic policy, and starts strongly favoring his own monophysitist beliefs.
- 512—Earliest known dated text in the Arabic alphabet, at Zebed in Syria
- 512—The island nation of Usan-guk is conquered by the Korean Silla Dynasty general Lee Sabu.
- 516—Sigismund becomes king of Burgundy.
- 519—The Memoirs of Eminent Monks is compiled in China.
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