497
year
497 (CDXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 497th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 497th year of the 1st millennium, the 97th year of the 5th century, and the 8th year of the 490s decade. As of the start of 497, the Gregorian calendar was 1 day ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 4th century – 5th century – 6th century |
| Decades: | 460s 470s 480s – 490s – 500s 510s 520s |
| Years: | 494 495 496 – 497 – 498 499 500 |
| 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 |
Events change
By place change
Eastern Roman Empire change
- Isaurian War: the Isaurian rebels are defeated.
Europe change
Asia change
- The Shaolin Temple is founded. For alternate founding date, see 477).
By topic change
Arts and sciences change
- Aryabhata, an Indian astronomer and mathematician, calculates pi (π) as ≈ 62832/20000 = 3.1416, correct to four rounded-off decimal places.
Births change
- Abdul Mutallib, son of Hashim
- Chloderic, son of Clovis I