489

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Cite This Source

Events

By place

Europe

• Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths, continues his invasion of Italy with the approval of Byzantine emperor Zeno.
• August 28 — Theodoric defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way into Italy.
• September 27 - Battle of Verona: Odoacer attacks Theodoric again, and is defeated a second time.

Byzantine Empire

• Zeno closes the Nestorian academy in Edessa.

By topic

Religion

• The first Confucian Temple is constructed in north China (outside the ancestral temple at Qufu).

Births

• Emperor Buretsu of Japan

Deaths

• Acacius, Patriarch of Constantinople
• Fravitta, Patriarch of Constantinople
• Peter, Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria
• Wang Jian

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia © 2001-2006 Wikipedia contributors (Disclaimer)
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Last updated on Saturday February 09, 2008 at 20:52:07 PST (GMT -0800)
View this article at Wikipedia.org - Edit this article at Wikipedia.org - Donate to the Wikimedia Foundation