475

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• Spring - Spanish War of Euric: The comes Hispaniarum Vincentius capitulates agains the Aquitanian Goths; Euric complets his conquest of Spain.
• January 9 – Emperor Zeno abdicates under pressure, as his wife's uncle Basiliscus stages a coup d'état at Constantinople, with support from Zeno's trusted adviser and fellow Isaurian Illus. Basiliscus usurps the throne and is proclaimed new emperor (Augustus) of the Eastern Roman Empire. He begins a 20-month reign; Zeno and his supporters flee to Isauria.
• April 9 – Basiliscus issues a circular letter (Enkyklikon) to the bishops of his empire, promoting the Miaphysite christological position. These religious views will make him highly unpopular.
• Summer – Emperor Julius Nepos grants the Visigoth King Euric legal tenure of his conquests, which include Provence (region of Gaul), in exchange for full independence.
• August 28 – Magister Militum Orestes takes control of the government in Ravenna, and forces Julius Nepos to flee to Dalmatia.
• October 31 – Romulus Augustus is installed as emperor by his father Orestes, who becomes regent in effect of the Western Roman Empire. Augustus will ultimately rule for 10 months, as the last Western Emperor.

Asia

• Bodhidharma, Buddhist monk, travels to China and, begins teaching the Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra (approximate date).
• Gongju becomes the capital of Baekje, and is threatened by Goguryeo, who conquers the Han River valley (Korea).
• Munju becomes king of Baekje.

Byzantine Empire

• Great fire in Constantinople with loss of Palace of Lausus and - along with it - the famous Zeus from Olympia.

By topic

Art

• A Bodhisattva (detail of a wall painting in the Ajanta Caves) in Maharashtra (India) of the Gupta period) is made (approximate date).

Religion

• The compilation of the Babylonian Talmud, the source of the majority of Jewish Halakha, is completed.
• The Church of Saint Simeon Stylites is consecrated in Syria.

Births

• Íte of Killeedy, Irish nun (approximate date)
• Ferreolus of Rodez, Roman senator (approximate date)

Deaths

• May 27 – Eutropius, bishop of Orange
• Flavius Magnus, Roman consul
• Gaero, king of Baekje (Korea)
• Mamertus, bishop of Vienne
• Tonantius Ferreolus, praetorian prefect
• Vincentius, comes Hispaniarum

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