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Years: 494 495 496 497 - 498 - 499 500 501 502

Decades: 460s 470s 480s - 490s - 500s 510s 520s

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

Events

• November 22 - Symmachus succeeds Anastasius as Pope.
• Flavian II becomes Patriarch of Antioch.
• Byzantine emperor Anastasius I reforms the monetary system, using Greek numerals instead of Roman.
• Flavian II succeeds Palladius as Patriarch of Antioch

Astrology

• Started the current Age of Pisces (to be followed by the new Age of Aquarius in about 2600 A.D.)

Births

Deaths

• November 19 - Anastasius II, Pope