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494
494
NOTOC Year 494 (CDXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Rufius and Praesidius (or, less frequently, '*year 1247 *Ab urbe condita'''''). The denomination 494 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
- An earthquake devastates the port town of Latakia (modern Syria).
China
- Emperor Xiao Wen Di moves the capital of Northern Wei from Datong to Luoyang. He makes Chinese the official language of his court, and orders his nobility to adopt Chinese names.
By topic
Religion
- Gelasius I delineates the relationship between church and state (Doctrine of the two swords, formulated in his letter Famuli vestrae pietatis to the East Roman Emperor Anastasius I.)
- The Decretum Gelasianum is attributed.
- Gelasius I canonizes Saint George.
Births
- Gildas, British historian and priest (approximate date)
Deaths
References
References
- (2013). "Geological Development of Anatolia and the Easternmost Mediterranean Region". Geological Society of London.
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