Decades: 430s 440s 450s 460s 470s - 480s - 490s 500s 510s 520s 530s

Years: 484 485 486 487 488 - 489 - 490 491 492 493 494

• Theoderic, king of the Ostrogoths, invades Italy with the approval of the eastern emperor Zeno.
• August 28 - Theoderic defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way into Italy.
• September 27 - Odoacer attacks Theoderic again at the Battle of Verona, and is defeated a second time.
• Zeno I closes the Nestorian academy in Edessa.

Deaths

• Acacius, patriarch of Constantinople
• Fravitta, patriarch of Constantinople