475

This page relates to the year 475 Calendrier Julien.

Events

January 9th: Following a revolt, Zénon leaves Constantinople for Antioche.
January 12th: Beginning of the reign of Basiliscus, Byzantine Emperor usurping (end in 476).

Verina, widow of Leon I {{er}}, pushes with the capacity his/her lover then his Basiliskos brother at the expense of Zénon.

April 9th: Basiliscus promotes in circulars with the bishops the christologic position monophysite.

August 28th: The commander of the Roman army of origin pannonienne Flavius Oreste, former secretary of Attila, expels Julius Nepos out of Italy and places his son Romulus Augustule, a teenager, on the throne, with the assistance of Odoacre.

Fire of the library of Constantinople (120 000 volumes). Destruction of the Statue chryséléphantine of Olympian Zeus.
the Visigoths now control the south-west of the Gaulle and most of the Spain, except the kingdom of the Suèves in the North-West.
Julius Nepos grants to Euric, king of the Visigoths the legal concession of the grounds which it conquered, in particular the Auvergne.
to make counterpoint with the Visigoths, Julius Nepos grants the Viennoise to the Burgondes.
Exile of Sidoine Apollinaire, bishop of Clermont, during one year.
the collection of the Gothic laws is completed under Euric.

the Huns beat the armies of the Empire Gupta and put an end to this empire.
In Korea, the capital of the kingdom of Paekche is plundered by the armies of Koguryŏ.

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