490s

Millennia:	1st millennium
Centuries:	4th century - 5th century - 6th century
Decades:	460s 470s 480s - 490s - 500s 510s 520s
Years:	490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499
Categories:	Births - Deaths - Architecture Establishments - Disestablishments

Events and Trends

Possible timing of King Arthur's victory over the Saxons.
493 — Possible death of Saint Patrick.
494 — Pope Gelasius I delineates the relationship between church and state.
494 — An earthquake devastates Latakia.
494 — Under Emperor Xiaowen the capital of Northern Wei, a state in China capital is moved from Datong to Luoyang, a city long acknowledged as a major center in Chinese history.
496 — Battle of Tolbiac; Clovis I defeats the Alamanni, accepts Catholic baptism at Rheims.ast:Años 490