497

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	4th century – 5th century – 6th century
Decades:	460s  470s  480s  – 490s –  500s  510s  520s
Years:	494 495 496 – 497 – 498 499 500

497 (CDXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.

Eastern Roman Empire

• Isaurian War: the Isaurian rebels are defeated.

Europe

• The Alemanni are defeated by the Franks under Clovis I near Bonn.

Asia

• The Shaolin Temple is founded. For alternate founding date, see 477).

Arts and sciences

• Aryabhata, an Indian astronomer and mathematician, calculates pi (π) as ≈ 62832/20000 = 3.1416, correct to four rounded-off decimal places.

Births

• Abdul Mutallib, son of Hashim
• Chloderic, son of Clovis I

Deaths

• Hashim, great-grandfather of Muhammad, (possibly in Gaza)
• Yuan Xun