490s
Centuries: 4th century - 5th century - 6th century
Decades: 440s - 450s - 460s - 470s - 480s - 490s - 500s - 510s - 520s - 530s - 540s
Years: 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500
Events:
- Possible timing of King Arthur's victory over the Saxons.
- 494 - Pope Gelasius I delineates the relationship between church and state.
- 494 - An earthquake devastates Latakia.
- 494 - Under Emperor Xiaowen the capital of Northern Wei, a state in China capital is moved from Datong to Luoyang, a city long acknowledged as a major center in Chinese history.