Years: 472 473 474 475 - 476 - 477 478 479 480

Decades: 440s 450s 460s - 470s - 480s 490s 500s

Centuries: 4th century - 5th century - 6th century

Events

• August - The usurper Basiliscus is deposed and Zeno is restored as Eastern Roman Emperor.
• September 4 - Romulus Augustus, the last Emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself King of Italy. Considered by many the end of Ancient history.
• Peter the Fuller is restored as Patriarch of Antioch.

Births

• Aryabhata, Indian astronomer

Deaths

• August 28 - Flavius Orestes, master of soldiers of the Western Roman Empire.