502

Years: 498 499 500 501 - 502 - 503 504 505 506
Decades: 470s 480s 490s - 500s - 510s 520s 530s
Centuries: 5th century - 6th century - 7th century

Events

23 October - The Synodus Palmaris, called by Gothic king Theodoric the Great, discarges Pope Symmachus of all charges, thus ending the schism of Antipope Laurentius.
End of the Qi Dynasty and beginning of the Liang Dynasty in southern China. Liang Wu Di succeeds Qi He Di.
War breaks out between the Byzantine Empire and Persia.
The Persian philosopher Mazdak declares private property to be the source of all evil.