What happened in 501?
Gwalior Fort, Micy and Su Xiaoxiao — among 9 events recorded in 501. A further 82 events are dated only to the wider period.
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People 4
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Zu Chongzhi died
Chinese mathematician-astronomer
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Su Xiaoxiao died
Chinese courtesan and poet
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Imru' al-Qais born
Born in Najd, Saudi Arabia. Arab king and poet (501–544).
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Khosrow I born
Born in Ardestan. Shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire from 531 to 579.
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Exploration & Discovery 2
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Nachna-Kuthara
village and archaeological site with 5th to 9th century monuments
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Shita Coat Bihar, Nawabganj
ancient archaeological sites
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Religion & Belief Systems 1
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Micy
Abbey located in Loiret, in France
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Architecture & Engineering 1
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Gwalior Fort
fort in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 82 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 501 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 501.
6th century 82
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Jvari
Monastery in Georgia (country)
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Church of the Holy Apostles
Church and imperial mausoleum in Turkey
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Santi Cosma e Damiano
Church
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Saint Sophia Church
Church building in Sofia, Bulgaria
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Monza Cathedral
Cathedral church of Monza, Italy
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Santi Apostoli
Church in Rome
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Asclepius of Tralles died
Byzantine philosopher
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San Pancrazio
Church in Rome, Italy
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Clonmacnoise
Monastery in County Offaly, Ireland
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San Nicola in Carcere
Church building in Rome, Italy
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St. George's Monastery
Monastery in Wadi Qelt, West Bank, Palestine
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Vic Cathedral
Roman Catholic cathedral in Vic, Catalonia, Spain
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Basilica of St. John
Church building located on the Ayasoluk by Ephesus
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Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery
Monastery in Syria
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Abbey of Kells
Former monastery in Kells, County Meath, Ireland
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San Teodoro
Church in Rome, Italy
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Luxeuil Abbey
Abbey in Luxeuil-les-Bains, France
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Porphyrius the Charioteer died
Roman charioteer
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Red Church
Church building in Perushtitsa, Bulgaria
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Ikalto monastery
Georgian monastery
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Syrian Monastery
Building in Egypt
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Hagia Sophia Church
Church building in Nesebar Municipality, Bulgaria
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Kızıl Kilise
Ruined historic church in the Güzelyurt district of Aksaray Province, Turkey
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Gantiadi church
A christian church at Gantiadi (Gagra district)
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Ninotsminda Cathedral
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Santa Restituta
Church building in Naples, Italy
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Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia
Church building in Rome, Italy
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Monastery of São Martinho de Tibães
Church building in Braga, Braga District, Portugal
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Al-Qalis Church
Oriental Orthodox church building in Sanaa, Yemen
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Church of the Holy Cross at Soradir
Former Armenian Church in Yanal, Başkale, Van, Turkey
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Abba Garima Monastery
Building in Ethiopia
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Belovo Basilica
Church building in Bulgaria
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Säckingen Abbey
Abbey in Germany
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Hogots Monastery
Monastery in Turkey
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St Padarn's Church
Church in Llanbadarn Fawr, Ceredigion, Wales
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Santa Maria ad Nives
Ancient Marian church in Faenza, Ravenna
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St Saeran's Church, Llanynys
Church in Llanynys, Denbighshire, Wales
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Pieve di San Giorgio
Church in Argenta (FE)
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Makelaria Monastery
Monastery in Kalavryta Municipality, Greece
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San Gervasio
Church building in Mondolfo, Italy
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Bozorgmehr died
6th-century Iranian sage and dignitary
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Patricius died
Roman consul 500 AD, Byzantine general and statesman
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Bessas died
Byzantine general
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John died
East Roman (Byzantine) general under Justinian I
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Marinus died
Praetorian prefect of the East and admiral for Byzantine emperor Anastasius I
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Kingdom of East Anglia founded
Kingdom of East Anglia was founded.
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Kaitag Utsmiate founded
Kaitag Utsmiate was founded, with its capital at Madzhalis.
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Daṇḍin born
Born in South India. A Sanskrit grammarian and author of prose romances, famously celebrated for his "Padalalitya" (fluidity and beauty of words)..
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Æscwine of Essex born
Born in Saxony. Was possibly the first king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Essex from about 527 to 587.
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Padmanabhaswamy Temple
Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
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Krk Cathedral
Cathedral in the town of Krk
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Clonard Abbey
Early medieval monastery in Meath, Ireland
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Bangor Abbey
Abbey in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland
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Holy Cross Abbey
Abbey located in Vienne, in France
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Luni Cathedral
Church building in Ortonovo, Italy
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église Saint-Evre de Toul
Abbey located in Meurthe-et-Moselle, in France
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Eboric born
Born in Kingdom of the Suebi. Suevic King.
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Malaric born
Born in Gallaecia. Suebic king.
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Hagia Irene
Byzantine church building in Istanbul, Turkey now a hall and museum
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Basilica of Saint Lawrence Outside the Walls
One of the papal basilicas and Pilgrim Churches of Rome
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David Gareja monastery complex
Monastery in Georgia
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Santa Maria in Cosmedin
Church in Rome
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Anchiskhati Basilica
Church in Tbilisi, Georgia
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San Gregorio Magno al Celio
Church in Rome
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Church of St. Mary of the Spring
Eastern Orthodox sanctuary in Istanbul
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Santa Balbina
Church in Rome
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Shio-Mgvime monastery
Georgian Christian monastery
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Bangor Cathedral
Grade I listed church building in Bangor. Cathedral in Bangor, Gwynedd, north-west Wales
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Dranda Cathedral
Georgian Orthodox Cathedral located in Drandain the Gulripshi district of the de facto independent Republic of Abkhazia
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Nea Ekklesia of the Theotokos
Byzantine church in Jerusalem, consecrated in 543, dedicated to the Mother of God
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Church of St. Polyeuctus
Byzantine church in Istanbul
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Église Saint-Paul
Church building in Lyon, France
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church of saint Angelo in Perugia
Religious building in central Italy
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Byzantine Church, Lin
Church in Albania
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Molana Priory
Early Christian monastery that was refounded as house of Augustinian canons in the 12th century
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Bozorgmehr
6th-century Iranian sage and dignitary
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Patricius
Roman consul 500 AD, Byzantine general and statesman
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Asclepius of Tralles
Byzantine philosopher
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Bessas
Byzantine general
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John
East Roman (Byzantine) general under Justinian I
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Marinus
Praetorian prefect of the East and admiral for Byzantine emperor Anastasius I
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Forty Saints Monastery
Monastery in Sarandë, Albania
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