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Year 481 (CDLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Maecius without colleague (or, less frequently, year 1234 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 481 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Europe
- King Childeric I dies at Tournai after a 24-year reign. He is succeeded by his 15-year-old son Clovis, who becomes ruler of the Salian Franks in the province Gallia Belgica (modern Belgium) until his death in 511.[1]
- Theodoric Strabo defeats the Bulgars in Thrace, and moves with an army (13,000 men) towards Constantinople. After logistical problems, he is forced to return to Greece. In an encampment at Stabulum Diomedis, near Philippi, he falls from an unruly horse onto a spear and dies.[2]
Persia
- The Armenians revolt against Persian rule, in an uprising that continues until 484. Led by Vahan Mamikonian, nephew of the late Vartan, they obtain religious and political freedom in return for military aid. Vahan is installed as governor (marzban).[3]
Asia
- Jangsu of Goguryeo invades Silla with the Mohe. Baekje and Gaya come to Silla’s aid and defeats the Goguryeo troops.[4][5]
Deaths
- Childeric I, king of the Salian Franks (or 482)[6]
- Sabinianus Magnus, Roman general[7]
- Theodoric Strabo, Ostrogothic chieftain[8]
- Timothy III, patriarch of Alexandria[9]
References
- ^ Bradbury, Jim (February 27, 2007). The Capetians: Kings of France 987-1328. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8264-3514-9.
- ^ Mark, Joshua J. (October 9, 2014). “Theodoric the Great”. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
- ^ Hacikyan, Agop Jack; Basmajian, Gabriel; Franchuk, Edward S.; Ouzounian, Nourhan (2000). The Heritage of Armenian Literature: From the oral tradition to the Golden Age. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-2815-6.
- ^ “신편 한국사 고대 05권 삼국의 정치와 사회 Ⅰ－고구려 Ⅱ. 고구려의 변천 3. 5∼6세기의 대외관계 2) 백제·신라와의 관계”. Uriyeoksanet, National Institute of Korean History.
- ^ Kim, Busik. Samguksagi.
- ^ “Childeric I | Frankish King, Gaulish Ruler, Founder of Merovingian Dynasty | Britannica”. www.britannica.com. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
- ^ Craven, Maxwell (December 8, 2019). The Imperial Families of Ancient Rome. Fonthill Media.
- ^ Heather, Peter (March 7, 2016), “Theoderic (2) Strabo, Gothic leader, d. 481 CE”, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Classics, doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.6345, ISBN 978-0-19-938113-5, retrieved May 14, 2025
- ^ Kościelniak, Krzysztof (March 1, 2022). Between Constantinople, the Papacy, and the Caliphate: The Melkite Church in the Islamicate World, 634-969. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-56800-4.