Editing AD 500 (section)

==== 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]].