491. Anastasius becomes emperor of the East by marrying the widow of Zeno, who had recently died.
The South Saxons capture Anderida.
492. Anastasius grants liberty of conscience and remits oppressive taxes.
493. Theodoric besieges Odoacer in Ravenna; he is captured and murdered; Theodoric becomes king of the whole of Italy.
494. An earthquake overthrows the cities of Laodicea, Hierapolis, and Tripolis.
Pope Gelasius makes the distinction between the canonical and apocryphal books of the Scriptures. He asserts his divine right, as Bishop of Rome, to universal supremacy.
495.[76] Cerdic and his band of Saxons, who sail in five ships, land in Britain.
496. Clovis vanquishes the Alemanni; he is baptized. See [CLOVIS FOUNDS THE KINGDOM OF THE FRANKS], iv, 113.
497. The Arabs (Saracens) invade Syria; they are repulsed by Eugenius.
Many Athanasian bishops are banished from Africa to Sardinia.