What happened in 490?
Siege of Ravenna, Battle of the Adda River and Battle of Faenza — among 13 events recorded in 490. A further 3 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 3
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Siege of Ravenna
490-493 siege warfare between Ostrogoths and Herules Odoacer
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Battle of the Adda River
490 battle
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Battle of Faenza
490 battle
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People 7
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Fravitta of Constantinople died
Patriarch of Constantinople
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Dhu Shanatir died
5th Century Himyarite serial killer and usurper
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Moses of Chorene died
5th-century Armenian historian
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Empress Dowager Feng died
Chinese empress
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Jordanes born
Born in Roman Empire. Late Roman historian and writer, author of Getica.
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John Philoponus born
Born in Alexandria. Byzantine philologist and philosopher (c. 490–c. 570).
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John the Lydian born
Born in Philadelphia. 6th-century Byzantine administrator and antiquarian scholar.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 3 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 490 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 490.
1st millennium 2
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Victor of Vita died
Tunisian priest and church historian
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Victor of Vita
Tunisian priest and church historian
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490s 1
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Agapetus I born
Born in Rome. 6th‑century Roman pope and canonized Catholic saint, considered a confessor of the faith.
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