Important Historical Events of the year 491, Year 491 in History

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List of 491 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 491

What happened in the year 491?

Date	Event
April 11, 491	Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine emperor, with the name of Anastasius I.
May 20, 491	Empress Ariadne marries Anastasius I. The widowed Augusta is able to choose her successor for the Byzantine throne, after Zeno (late emperor) dies of dysentery.
July 9, 491	Odoacer makes a night assault with his Heruli guardsmen, engaging Theoderic the Great in Ad Pinetam. Both sides suffer heavy losses, but in the end Theodoric forces Odoacer back into Ravenna.