488
| Years: 484 485 486 487 - 488 - 489 490 491 492 | |
| Decades: 450s 460s 470s - 480s - 490s 500s 510s | |
| Centuries: 4th century - 5th century - 6th century | |
Events
- Theodoric the Great becomes king of the Ostrogoths.
- Kavadh I succeeds Balash in Persia.
- John succeeds Peter as Patriarch of Antioch.
- Oisc becomes king of Kent.
- Fravitta becomes Patriarch of Constantinople.
- Theodoric the Great invades Italy.
- The Gepids capture Belgrade.
- Hengist dies and is succeeded by his son Esc as king of Kent. (According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle)
Births
Deaths
- Hengest, leader of the Anglo-Saxons
- Peter the Fuller, Patriarch of Antioch (approximate date)