500s

The 500s was a decade that began on 1 January 500 and ended on 31 December 509. It is distinct from the decade known as the 51th decade which will begin on January 1, 501 and end on December 31, 510.

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	5th century – 6th century – 7th century
Decades:	470s 480s 490s – 500s – 510s 520s 530s
Years:	500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments

Events

• Clovis I, king of the Franks, defeats the Visigoths at the battle of Vouille in 507, decisively forcing the Visigoths into Spain, and securing supremacy over Gaul
• 506 – Byzantine Empire and Persia accept a peace agreement based on status quo.
• 506 – Dara in Syria is fortified by Byzantine emperor Anastasius I as a frontier against Persia.