500 (D) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 500th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 500th year of the 1st millennium, the 100th and last year of the 5th century, and the 1st year of the 500s decade. As of the start of 500, 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: | 470s 480s 490s – 500s – 510s 520s 530s |
| Years: | 497 498 499 – 500 – 501 502 503 |
| Gregorian calendar | 500 D |
| Ab urbe condita | 1253 |
| Assyrian calendar | 5250 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 421–422 |
| Bengali calendar | −93 |
| Berber calendar | 1450 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1044 |
| Burmese calendar | −138 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6008–6009 |
| Chinese calendar | 己卯年 (Earth Rabbit) 3196 or 3136 — to — 庚辰年 (Metal Dragon) 3197 or 3137 |
| Coptic calendar | 216–217 |
| Discordian calendar | 1666 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 492–493 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4260–4261 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 556–557 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 421–422 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3600–3601 |
| Holocene calendar | 10500 |
| Iranian calendar | 122 BP – 121 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 126 BH – 125 BH |
| Javanese calendar | 386–387 |
| Julian calendar | 500 D |
| Korean calendar | 2833 |
| Minguo calendar | 1412 before ROC 民前1412年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −968 |
| Seleucid era | 811/812 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1042–1043 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴土兔年 (female Earth-Rabbit) 626 or 245 or −527 — to — 阳金龙年 (male Iron-Dragon) 627 or 246 or −526 |
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It is one of only seven years to use just one Roman numeral. The seven are 1 AD (I), 5 AD (V), 10 AD (X), 50 AD (L), 100 AD (C), 500 AD (D), and 1000 AD (M).
Events
change- Possible date for the Battle of Mons Badonicus: Romano-British and Celts defeat an Anglo-Saxon army that may have been led by the bretwalda Aelle of Sussex (approximate date; suggested dates range from 490 to 510) Note: This battle may have influenced the legend of King Arthur
- Possible date at which Fergus I of Dalriada begins his reign
- Approximate beginning of the Heptarchy period in the history of England
- Approximate year of the founding of the Kingdom of Essex
- Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei China becomes sovereign of the Northern Wei Dynasty
- Uxmal founded (approximate date)
- Traders from southern Arabia settle in northern Ethiopia