Years: 485 486 487 488 - 489 - 490 491 492 493

Decades: 450s 460s 470s - 480s - 490s 500s 510s

Centuries: 4th century - 5th century - 6th century

Events

• Theoderic, king of the Ostrogoths, invades Italy with the approval of the eastern emperor Zeno.
• August 28 - Theoderic defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way into Italy.
• September 27 - Odoacer attacks Theoderic again at the Battle of Verona , and is defeated a second time.
• Zeno I closes the Nestorian academy in Edessa.

Births

Deaths

• Acacius, patriarch of Constantinople
• Fravitta, patriarch of Constantinople