500
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Centuries: | 4th century BC · 5th century · 6th century |
Decades: | 470s 480s 490s 500s 510s 520s 530s |
Years: | 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 |
500 in other calendars | |
Gregorian calendar | 500 |
Ab urbe condita | 1253 |
Chinese calendar | 3136 – 3137 |
Hebrew calendar | 4259 – 4260 |
Hindu calendars – Vikram Samvat – Shaka Samvat – Kali Yuga |
555 – 556 422 – 423 3601 – 3602 |
Iranian calendar | -122 – -121 |
Islamic calendar | -80 – -79 |
Runic calendar | 750 |
500 (Roman numerals: D) is a common year of the Gregorian calendar. It started on a Friday.
It is one of only seven years to use just one Roman numeral. The seven are 1 AD (I), 5 AD (V), 10 AD (X), 50 AD (L), 100 AD (C), 500 AD (D), and 1000 AD (M).
[edit] Events
- Possible date for the Battle of Mons Badonicus: Romano-British and Celts defeat an Anglo-Saxon army that may have been led by the bretwalda Aelle of Sussex (approximate date; suggested dates range from 490 to 510) Note: This battle may have influenced the legend of King Arthur
- 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)
- Traders from southern Arabia settle in northern Ethiopia