Editing 489 (section)

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* Emperor [[Zeno (emperor)|Zeno]] closes the [[School of Edessa]] (modern [[Turkey]]) for their teaching of [[Nestorianism|Nestorian doctrine]], whereupon the scholars seek refuge at the [[Syriac Church of the East]].

==== Europe ====
* August {{ndash}} The [[Ostrogoths]] under [[Theodoric the Great]], moving to invade [[Northern Italy]] at the behest of [[Eastern Roman Emperor]] Zeno, defeat the [[Gepids]] attempting to stop their advance at the [[Battle of Sirmium (489)|Battle of Sirmium]] in [[Pannonia (Roman province)|Pannonia]].
* [[August 28]] &ndash; After crossing the [[Julian Alps]], the Ostrogoths defeat the overwhelming forces of [[Odoacer]] at the [[Battle of Isonzo (489)|Battle of Isonzo]] (near Roman [[Aquileia]] or modern [[Soča]]) and enter [[Roman Italy|Italy]]. This date is subsequently used by Theodoric to establish a 30-year statute of limitations (tricennium) ending on 28 August [[519]], after which any unlawful seizure of land during this period can no longer be contested.
* [[September 30]] &ndash; [[Battle of Verona (489)|Battle of Verona]]: Odoacer is defeated again by Theodoric for a second time. He retreats to the impregnable capital of [[Ravenna]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Waldman |first=Carl |title= Encyclopedia of European Peoples |last2=Mason |first2=Catherine |publisher=[[Infobase|Facts on File, Inc.]] |year=2006 |isbn=9781438129181 |pages=699}}</ref>
* The Ostrogoths capture the cities [[Pavia]] and [[Milan]]. The majority of Odoacer's army, including his ''[[magister militum]]'' [[Tufa (general)|Tufa]], surrenders to Theodoric.

==== Sindh ====
* The [[Rai dynasty]] succeeded the Ror dynasty and ruled over [[Sindh]] 489 AD.

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* The first [[Temple of Confucius]] is constructed in [[North China|Northern China]] (outside the ancestral temple at [[Qufu]]).
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