474
| Years: 470 471 472 473 – 474 – 475 476 477 478 | |
| Decades: 440s 450s 460s – 470s – 480s 490s 500s | |
| Centuries: 4th century – 5th century – 6th century | |
Events
- January 18 – Leo II briefly becomes Byzantine emperor.
- February 9 – Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire
- November 17 – The death of Leo II leaves Zeno sole Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire; his mother-in-law Verina conspires against him.
- Julius Nepos becomes western Roman Emperor, deposing Glycerius.
- Forty-five years of conflict between the Roman Empire and the Vandals end when the eastern Roman Emperor Zeno's envoys conclude a peace with King Geiseric.
Births
- Anthemius of Tralles, mathematician (estimated date)
Deaths
- January 18 – Leo I, Eastern Roman Emperor
- November 17 – Leo II, Eastern Roman Emperor
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