496
| Years: 492 493 494 495 – 496 – 497 498 499 500 | |
| Decades: 460s 470s 480s – 490s – 500s 510s 520s | |
| Centuries: 4th century – 5th century – 6th century 496 (number) | |
Events
- Battle of Tolbiac; Clovis I defeats the Alamanni accepts Catholic baptism at Reims.
- Pope Anastasius II succeeds Gelasius I.
- The ruling Tuoba family in the Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty change their family name to Yuan.
- Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I has Euphemius Patriarch of Constantinople deposed, and Macedonius II appointed as his successor. Euphemius is sent into exile.
- Kavadh I of Persia is deposed and exiled by his brother Djamasp.
- Thrasamund becomes king of the Vandals.
Births
Deaths
- Gunthamund, king of the Vandals
- November 21 – Pope Gelasius I
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