497

Year 497 (CDXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Anastasius without colleague (or, less frequently, year 1250 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 497 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.

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	4th century 5th century 6th century
Decades:	470s 480s 490s 500s 510s
Years:	494 495 496 497 498 499 500

497 in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	497 CDXCVII
Ab urbe condita	1250
Assyrian calendar	5247
Balinese saka calendar	418–419
Bengali calendar	−96
Berber calendar	1447
Buddhist calendar	1041
Burmese calendar	−141
Byzantine calendar	6005–6006
Chinese calendar	丙子年 (Fire Rat) 3193 or 3133     — to — 丁丑年 (Fire Ox) 3194 or 3134
Coptic calendar	213–214
Discordian calendar	1663
Ethiopian calendar	489–490
Hebrew calendar	4257–4258
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	553–554
- Shaka Samvat	418–419
- Kali Yuga	3597–3598
Holocene calendar	10497
Iranian calendar	125 BP – 124 BP
Islamic calendar	129 BH – 128 BH
Javanese calendar	383–384
Julian calendar	497 CDXCVII
Korean calendar	2830
Minguo calendar	1415 before ROC 民前1415年
Nanakshahi calendar	−971
Seleucid era	808/809 AG
Thai solar calendar	1039–1040
Tibetan calendar	阳火鼠年 (male Fire-Rat) 623 or 242 or −530     — to — 阴火牛年 (female Fire-Ox) 624 or 243 or −529

Achilles sacrificing to Zeus (Ambrosian Iliad)

Events

Byzantine Empire

• Emperor Anastasius I gives formal recognition to the Ostrogoth king Theodoric the Great, as his representative (viceroy) in Italy. He sends the imperial standard to Ravenna. Theodoric respects the agreement and allows Roman citizens within the Ostrogothic Kingdom to be subject to Roman law.
• Isaurian War: Anastasius I regains control of the Isauria region (Asia Minor) and has the rebel leaders executed. He pacifies the mountain strongholds of the Isaurians, ending the revolt that they began upon his ascension to the throne 6 years ago.

China

• The Shaolin Temple (Henan) is founded (according to the Jiaqing Chongxiu Yitongzhi). (For alternate founding date, see 477 or 495).

Arts and sciences

• Aryabhata, Indian astronomer and mathematician, calculates pi (π) as ≈ 62832/20000 = 3.1416, correct to four rounded-off decimal places.

Literature

• The Ambrosian Iliad, an Illuminated manuscript on vellum, of the Iliad of Homer, is produced in Constantinople (approximate date).

Births

• Abdul Mutallib, grandfather of Islamic prophet Mohammed (d. 578)
• Cadoc, Welsh abbot, saint (approximate date)
• Chlothar I, king of the Franks (d. 561)

Deaths

• Hashim ibn 'Abd Manaf, great-grandfather of Mohammed
• Longinus of Cardala, Isaurian official, rebel leader
• Crown Prince Yuan Xun of Northern Wei (b. 483)

References