488 - Definition and Overview

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)