480
| Years: 476 477 478 479 - 480 - 481 482 483 484 | |
| Decades: 450s 460s 470s - 480s - 490s 500s 510s | |
| Centuries: 4th century - 5th century - 6th century | |
Events
- Odoacer defeats an attempt by Julius Nepos to recapture Italy, and has Julius killed; Odoacer also captured Dalmatia.
- Narasimhagupta Baladitya succeeds his father Skandagupta as ruler of the Gupta Empire
- Oenopides discovers the tilt of the Earth to be 24°
Births
- Anicius Manlius Severinus Boëthius, Christian philosopher
- Damascius, Neoplatonist philosopher
- Gelimer, last king of the Vandals
- Benedict of Nursia, early monasticist (approximate date)
Deaths
- Julius Nepos, last legitimate Western Roman Emperor
- Skandagupta, ruler of the Gupta Empire