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| Years: 490 491 492 493 - 494 - 495 496 497 498 | |
| Decades: 460s 470s 480s - 490s - 500s 510s 520s | |
| Centuries: 4th century - 5th century - 6th century | |
Events
- Pope Gelasius I delineates the relationship between church and state.
- Gelasius canonizes Saint George.
- The Lupercalia festival is replaced by Candlemas.
- An earthquake devastates Latakia.
- 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.
Births
- Gildas, early British historican and priest
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