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[[File:Wulfila bibel.jpg|thumb|''[[Codex Argenteus]]'' (c. 500)]]
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Year '''500''' ('''[[Roman numerals|D]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Saturday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of [[Patricius (consul 500)|Patricius]] and [[Hypatius (consul 500)|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 AD is considered the beginning of the [[Middle Ages]], approximately.

== Events ==
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=== 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 ====
* [[Burgundian Civil War]]: 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 ====
* [[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).
'''North America'''

* First large pit house villages at Chaco Canyon are 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). 
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== Births ==
* [[Kaleb of Axum]], [[Aksumite]] king responsible for the destruction of [[Himyar]]
* [[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<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hemmings |first1=Andrew |title=Secret Newport |date=15 August 2017 |publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited |isbn=978-1-4456-6327-2 |page=39 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HfowDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT39 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Dauí Tenga Uma]], king of [[Connacht]] ([[Ireland]])
* [[Zu Chongzhi]], Chinese [[mathematician]] (b. [[429]])

== References ==
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