474
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Western Roman Empire
- Julius Nepos becomes western Roman Emperor, deposing Glycerius.
Eastern Roman Empire
- January 18 — Leo II briefly becomes emperor.
- February 9 — Zeno is crowned as co-emperor.
- November 17 — The death of Leo II leaves Zeno sole Emperor of the Eastern Empire; his mother-in-law Verina conspires against him.
- Forty-five years of conflict between the Roman Empire and the Vandals ends, when the eastern Roman Emperor Zeno's envoys conclude a peace with King Geiseric.
Births
- Anthemius of Tralles, mathematician (approximate date)
- Magnus Felix Ennodius, bishop and Latin poet (approximate date)
Deaths
- January 18 — Leo I, Eastern Roman Emperor
- November 17 — Leo II, Eastern Roman Emperor
- Theodemir, king of the Ostrogoths
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