483

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	4th century – 5th century – 6th century
Decades:	450s  460s  470s  – 480s –  490s  500s  510s
Years:	480 481 482 – 483 – 484 485 486

Pope Felix III (483–492)

Year 483 (CDLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.

Byzantine Empire

• Illus, Byzantine general (magister officiorum), and Verina (widow of the late emperor Leo I) try to overthrow emperor Zeno. They try to place another general named Leontius on the throne.

Europe

• The Ostrogoths are given status as foederati. They control a large part of Macedonia and Thrace (Balkans).

Religion

• March 10 – Pope Simplicius dies at Rome after a 15-year reign. He is succeeded by Felix III as the 48th pope.

Births

• Xiao Baojuan, emperor of Southern Qi (d. 501)
• Xuan Wu Di, emperor of Northern Wei (d. 515)
• Yuan Xun, crown prince of Northern Wei (d. 497)
• Zhu Yi, high official of Southern Liang (d. 549)

Deaths

• Crimthann mac Énnai, king of Leinster (Ireland)
• March 10 – Pope Simplicius