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Millennium: 1st millennium
Centuries: 4th century5th century6th century
Decades: 450s  460s  470s  – 480s –  490s  500s  510s
Years: 480 481 482 – 483 – 484 485 486
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Pope Felix III (who was Pope from 483 to 492)

The year 483 (written as CDLXXXIII in Roman numerals) was a common year that started on a Saturday in the Julian calendar.

What Happened in 483?

Big Events Around the World

Byzantine Empire News

  • In the Byzantine Empire (the eastern part of the old Roman Empire), a powerful general named Illus and Verina, who was the wife of the previous emperor, tried to remove the current emperor, Zeno.
  • They wanted to put another general, Leontius, in charge as the new emperor. This was a big power struggle!

Europe's Changes

  • The Ostrogoths, a powerful Germanic group, were given a special status. They became foederati, which meant they were allies of the Roman Empire and had their own land.
  • They took control of a large area in Macedonia and Thrace, which are parts of the Balkans region today.

Important Religious Events

People Born in 483

  • Xiao Baojuan, who would later become an emperor of the Southern Qi dynasty in China (died in 501)
  • Xuan Wu Di, an emperor of the Northern Wei dynasty in China (died in 515)
  • Yuan Xun, a crown prince of the Northern Wei dynasty (died in 497)
  • Zhu Yi, an important official in the Southern Liang dynasty (died in 549)

People Who Died in 483

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