Centuries: 4th century - 5th century - 6th century
Decades: 430s 440s 450s 460s 470s - 480s - 490s 500s 510s 520s 530s
Years: 483 484 485 486 487 - 488 - 489 490 491 492 493
Events
- Theodoric the Great becomes king of the Ostrogoths.
- Kavadh I succeeds Balash in Persia.
- John succeeds Peter as Patriarch of Antioch.
Deaths
- Hengest, leader of the Anglo-Saxons
- Peter the Fuller, Patriarch of Antioch (approximate date)\n