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Year 499 (CDXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Iohannes without colleague (or, less frequently, year 1252 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 499 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[]

China[]

• April 26 – Emperor Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei dies of starvation^{[citation needed]} in his capital at Luoyang, after a 27-year reign in which he has Sinicized his tribal relatives (Tuoba clan), created a Chinese-style government and instituted a land-reform program.
• Crown prince Xuan Wu Di, age 16, succeeds his father Xiaowen and becomes emperor of Northern Wei. He appoints his uncle Yuan Xie provincial governor, who serves temporarily as regent to form a new government.

Middle East[]

• The 499 Nicopolis earthquake took place in September 499. It affected the cities of Nicopolis, Neocaesarea (modern Niksar), Arsamosata, and Abarne. The earthquake took place in the borders between the regions of Mesopotamia, Pontus, and Roman Armenia. It seemingly belongs to the cultural areas of Anatolia (Asia Minor) and Mesopotamia.^[1]

By topic[]

Religion[]

• March 1 – During a synod in Rome, which is attended by 72 bishops and all of the Roman clergy, Pope Symmachus makes Antipope Laurentius bishop of the diocese of Nocera in Campania.

Mathematics[]

• Indian mathematician Aryabhata writes his magnum opus, the Āryabhaṭīya.

Births[]

• Ingund, queen of the Franks (approximate date)
• Ly Thien Bao, emperor of Vietnam (d. 555)
• Maximianus, bishop of Ravenna (d. 556)

Deaths[]

• April 26 – Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei, emperor of Northern Wei (b. 467)
• Feng Run, Chinese empress of Northern Wei

References[]

Sources[]

• Guidoboni, Emanuela; Traina, Giusto (1995), A new catalogue of earthquakes in the historical Armenian area from antiquity to the 12th century, Annals of Geophysics