498 Explained

Year 498 (CDXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Paulinus and Scytha (or, less frequently, year 1251 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 498 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Byzantine Empire

• Emperor Anastasius I abolishes the chrysargyron tax throughout the Eastern Roman Empire, before reforming the monetary system, using Greek numerals instead of Roman.^[1]

Persia

• Kavadh I returns from exile with support of 30,000 Hephthalites (White Huns), and again assumes the Sassanid throne. He punishes his opponents and probably his brother Djamasp, who usurped the throne from him.^[2]

Japan

• Prince Buretsu, age 9, succeeds his father Ninken and becomes the 25th emperor.^[3]

By topic

Religion

• November 19  - Pope Anastasius II dies after a 2-year reign in which he has tried to conciliate followers of Acacius, late patriarch of Constantinople, who was excommunicated by Felix III.^[4]
• November 22  - Anastasius is succeeded by Symmachus as the 51st pope, in the official papal selection in the Lateran Palace (Rome). Meanwhile, Antipope Laurentius is elected "pope" in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, causing a schism.^[5]
• Flavian II succeeds Palladius as patriarch of Antioch.^[6]

Births

• Jie Min Di, emperor of Northern Wei (d. 532)^[7]
• Kevin of Glendalough, Irish abbot and saint (d. 618)^[8]

Deaths

• November 19  - Pope Anastasius II
• Ninken, emperor of Japan^[9]
• Qi Mingdi, emperor of Southern Qi (b. 452)^[10]

Notes and References

1. Book: Reading Patristic Texts on Social Ethics: Issues and Challenges for the Twenty-First Century. Leemans. Johan. Matz. Brian J.. Verstraeten. Johan. The Catholic University of America Press. 2011. 9780813218595. Washington, DC. 56. en.
2. Book: Dictionary of World Biography: The Middle Ages. Magill. Frank Northen. Aves. Alison. Moose. Christina J.. Rehn. Mark. Routledge. 1998. 9781579580414. II. London and New York. 559. en.
3. Book: Martin, Peter. The Chrysanthemum Throne: A History of the Emperors of Japan. University of Hawaii Press. 1997. 9780824820299. Honolulu, HI. 33. en.
4. Book: Loomis, Louise Ropes. The Book of the Popes (Liber Pontificalis). Arx Publishing, LLC. 2006. 9781889758862. Merchantville, NJ. 114–115. en. 1916.
5. Book: Penn, Imma. Dogma Evolution & Papal Fallacies. AuthorHouse. 2007. 9781452059945. Bloomington, IN. 223. en.
6. Book: Nicholson, Oliver. The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity. Oxford University Press. 2018. 9780192562463. 1. Oxford. 1631–1632. en.
7. Web site: Byzantine Gold Coin Found in Tomb of Emperor Jiemin of Northern Wei. Ashkenazi. Gary. 31 October 2013. Primal Trek. 2019-02-03.
8. News: The Birdman of Glendalough – An Irishman's Diary about St Kevin. McNally. Frank. 31 May 2018. The Irish Times. 4 February 2019.
9. Book: A Warbler's Song in the Dusk: The Life and Work of Ōtomo Yakamochi (718-785). registration. Emperor Ninken 498.. Doe. Paula. Dee. Paula. Ōtomo. Yakamochi. University of California Press. 1982. 9780520043466. Berkeley, Los Angeles, London. 6. en.
10. Book: Ancient and Early Medieval Chinese Literature (vol. 2): A Reference Guide, Part Two. Knechtges. David R.. Taiping. Chang. BRILL. 2014. 9789004201644. II. Leiden, Boston. 1282. en.