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'{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2011}} {{redirect|500 (year)|the year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar|500 BC}} {{refimprove|date=October 2017}} {{Year nav|500}} {{M1 year in topic}} [[File:The world in 500 CE.PNG|thumb|259px|The world in 500]] [[File:Baptism of Christ - Arian Baptistry - Ravenna 2016.jpg|thumb|[[Mosaic]] of the [[Arian Baptistry]]]] [[File:Wulfila bibel.jpg|thumb|''[[Codex Argenteus]]'' (c. 500)]] __NOTOC__ Year '''500''' ('''[[Roman numerals|D]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Saturday]] (link will display the full calendar) of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Patricius and Hypatius''' (or, less frequently, '''year 1253 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 500 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. The year 500 is considered the beginning of the [[Middle Ages]], approximately. approximately you're mom gae. == Events == <onlyinclude> === By place === ==== Byzantine Empire ==== * Emperor [[Anastasius I Dicorus|Anastasius I]] concludes treaties with a number of [[Nomad|nomad tribes]] in northern [[Arabian Peninsula|Arabia]]. In return for [[tribute]] to the [[Byzantine Empire]] and military defense of these eastern territories, such tribes are permitted to settle and farm [[Agriculture|agricultural]] lands in Arabia (approximate date). ;Britannia * Possible date for the [[Battle of Mons Badonicus]]: [[Romano-British culture|Romano-British]] and [[Celts]] defeat an [[Anglo-Saxons|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 &ndash; 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]]. * Approximate year of the invention of the [[bee skep]] in [[Ireland]]. ==== Europe ==== * Battle of [[Dijon]]: A coalition of [[Franks]] and [[Burgundians]] crush the forces under [[Gundobad]]. King [[Clovis I]] pursues him to [[Avignon]], where he surrenders and promises to pay a yearly tribute.<ref>Gregory of Tours, ''History'', 2.32</ref> * The [[Francia|Frankish Kingdom]] is formed (approximate date). * The monument of [[Ale's Stones]] is built in [[Sweden]] (approximate date). * Roman [[Catacombs|catacomb]] burials end (approximate date). ==== Africa ==== * [[Thrasamund]], king of the [[Vandals]], marries [[Amalafrida]] (widowed sister of [[Theodoric the Great]]). She brings with her a large [[dowry]] and an elite [[Goths|Gothic]] force of 5,000 soldiers.<ref>Peter Heather, ''The Goths'' (Oxford: Blackwell, 1996), p. 231</ref> * Traders from southern [[Arabian Peninsula|Arabia]] settle in northern [[Ethiopia]]. ==== Asia ==== * [[Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei|Xuan Wu Di]] becomes sovereign of the [[Northern Wei Dynasty]] (approximate date). * [[Jijeung of Silla|Jijeung]] becomes king of the Korean kingdom of [[Silla]].<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Rulers of Korea |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/koru/hd_koru.htm |website=www.metmuseum.org |access-date=21 April 2019}}</ref> ==== Mesoamerica ==== * [[Tikal]] is founded (approximate date). * [[Uxmal]] is founded (approximate date). === By topic === ==== Religion ==== * The [[Arian Baptistry]] is erected by Theodoric the Great, at the same time as the [[Basilica of Sant' Apollinare Nuovo]] ([[Ravenna]]). * The ''[[Codex Argenteus]]'', Gothic manuscript of bishop [[Ulfilas]]'s translation of the [[Bible]], is written (approximate date). </onlyinclude> == Births == * [[Antalas]], [[Berbers|Berber]] tribal leader (approximate date) * [[Aregund]], queen of the [[Franks]] (approximate date) * [[Belisarius]], Byzantine general (approximate date) * [[Bhavyaviveka]], Indian [[Madhyamaka]] scholar (approximate date) * [[Clotilde (died 531)|Clotilde]], daughter of [[Clovis I]] (approximate date) * [[Saint David|David]], Welsh [[bishop]] (approximate date) * [[Erzhu Shilong]], high-official of [[Northern Wei]] (d. [[532]]) * [[Gildas]], British cleric (approximate date) * [[Saint Marcouf|Marcouf]], [[missionary]] and [[saint]] (approximate date) * [[Nonnosus]], [[abbot]] and saint (approximate date) * [[Octa of Kent|Octa]], [[Kingdom of Kent|king of Kent]] (approximate date) * [[Procopius]], Byzantine [[historian]] (approximate date) * [[Paul the Black]], Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch (approximate date)<ref>{{cite book | last1 =Markschies| first=Christoph|date=2011|chapter=Paul Melanos|title=Religion Past and Present|publisher=Brill|editor1=Hans Dieter Betz|editor2=Don S. Browning|editor3=Bernd Janowski|editor4=Eberhard Jüngel}}</ref> * [[Theodora (wife of Justinian I)|Theodora]], [[List of Roman and Byzantine Empresses|Byzantine Empress]] (approximate date) * [[Theudebert I]], king of [[Austrasia]] (or [[495]]) * [[Tribonian]], Byzantine [[jurist]] (approximate date) * [[Xie He (artist)|Xie He]], [[List of Chinese writers|Chinese writer]] and [[Art history|art historian]] (approximate date) == Deaths == * [[March 29]] &ndash; [[Gwynllyw]], Welsh king and religious figure * [[Dauí Tenga Uma]], king of [[Connacht]] ([[Ireland]]) * [[Zu Chongzhi]], Chinese [[mathematician]] (b. [[429]]) == References == {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:500}} [[Category:500| ]]'