View source for AD 500

=== By place ===
==== Byzantine Empire ====
* Emperor [[Anastasius I Dicorus|Anastasius I]] concludes treaties with a number of [[Nomad|nomad tribes]] in northern [[Arabian Peninsula|Arabia]]. In return for [[tribute]] to the [[Byzantine Empire]] and military defense of these eastern territories, such tribes are permitted to settle and farm [[Agriculture|agricultural]] lands in Arabia (approximate date).

;Britannia
* Possible date for the [[Battle of Mons Badonicus]]: [[Romano-British culture|Romano-British]] and [[Celts]] defeat an [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] army, that may have been led by the [[bretwalda]] [[Aelle of Sussex]] or possibly [[Cerdic of Wessex]] (approximate date; suggested dates range from 490 to 517). This battle may have influenced the legend of [[King Arthur]].
* Possible date at which [[Fergus Mór]] begins his reign &ndash; the historicity of Mór is doubtful.
* Approximate beginning of the [[Heptarchy]] period in the [[history of England]].
* Approximate year of the founding of the [[Kingdom of Essex]].
* Approximate year of the invention of the [[bee skep]] in [[Ireland]].

==== Europe ====
* [[Burgundian Civil War]]: Battle of [[Dijon]]: A coalition of [[Franks]] and [[Burgundians]] crush the forces under [[Gundobad]]. King [[Clovis I]] pursues him to [[Avignon]], where he surrenders and promises to pay a yearly tribute.<ref>Gregory of Tours, ''History'', 2.32</ref>   
* The [[Francia|Frankish Kingdom]] is formed (approximate date).
* The monument of [[Ale's Stones]] is built in [[Sweden]] (approximate date).
* Roman [[Catacombs|catacomb]] burials end (approximate date).

==== Africa ====
* [[Thrasamund]], king of the [[Vandals]], marries [[Amalafrida]] (widowed sister of [[Theodoric the Great]]). She brings with her a large [[dowry]] and an elite [[Goths|Gothic]] force of 5,000 soldiers.<ref>Peter Heather, ''The Goths'' (Oxford: Blackwell, 1996), p. 231</ref>
* Traders from southern [[Arabian Peninsula|Arabia]] settle in northern [[Ethiopia]].

==== Asia ====
* [[Jijeung of Silla|Jijeung]] becomes king of the Korean kingdom of [[Silla]].<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Rulers of Korea |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/koru/hd_koru.htm |website=www.metmuseum.org |access-date=21 April 2019}}</ref>

==== Mesoamerica ====
* [[Tikal]] is founded (approximate date).
* [[Uxmal]] is founded (approximate date).
'''North America'''

* First large pit house villages at Chaco Canyon are founded (approximate date).