Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Centuries: 4th century - 5th century - 6th century Decades: 450s 460s 470s 480s 490s - 500s - 510s 520s 530s 540s 550s Years: 495 496 497 498 499 - 500 - 501 502 503 504 505 Events Possible date for the Battle of Mons Badonicus: Romano-British and Celts led by Arthur defeat an Anglo-Saxon army that may have been led by the bretwalda Aelle of Sussex (the battle may have taken place in AD 496) Possible date at which Fergus I of Dalriada begins his reign Approximate beginning of the Heptarchy period in the history of England Approximate year of the founding of the Kingdom of Essex Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei China becomes sovereign of the Northern Wei Dynasty Uxmal founded (approximate date) Births Procopius, historian (approximate date) Theodebert I, king of Austrasia (approximate date, could also have been 495) Theodora, Empress of Byzantium Tribonian, a jurist in the Roman Empire (approximate date) Deaths Zu Chongzhi, chinese mathematician This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.