497
year
497 (CDXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.
| 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 |
EventsEdit
By placeEdit
Eastern Roman EmpireEdit
- Isaurian War: the Isaurian rebels are defeated.
EuropeEdit
AsiaEdit
- The Shaolin Temple is founded. For alternate founding date, see 477).
By topicEdit
Arts and sciencesEdit
- Aryabhata, an Indian astronomer and mathematician, calculates pi (π) as ≈ 62832/20000 = 3.1416, correct to four rounded-off decimal places.
BirthsEdit
- Abdul Mutallib, son of Hashim
- Chloderic, son of Clovis I