Editing 472

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[[File:Anicius Olybrius.png|thumb|Coin of Emperor [[Olybrius]]]]
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Year '''472''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CDLXXII]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Saturday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of [[Rufius Postumius Festus|Festus]] and Marcianus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 1225 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 472 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 ==
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=== By place ===
==== Roman Empire ====
* The [[Western Roman Empire]] enters a period of unrest. Relations between [[Ricimer]], ''de facto'' ruler, and Emperor [[Anthemius]] deteriorate completely. [[Epiphanius of Pavia|Epiphanius]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Pavia|bishop of Pavia]], negotiates a peace agreement.  
* [[July 11]] &ndash; Anthemius, besieged in the part of [[Rome]] he controls until his troops are defeated, is caught while fleeing the city disguised as a [[Supplication|supplicant]] in the [[Old St. Peter's Basilica]] (or at the church of [[Santa Maria in Trastevere]]), and later beheaded by [[Gundobad]] or [[Ricimer]]. Ricimer proclaims [[Olybrius]] emperor. Ricimer's nephew, the [[Burgundians|Burgundian]] general [[Gundobad]], assumes command of the Western army and holds ''de facto'' power in the Empire.
* [[August 18]] &ndash; [[Ricimer]] dies at his palace of malignant [[fever]], vomiting blood.
* [[November 2]] &ndash; Olybrius dies of [[Edema|dropsy]]. During his four months' rule he has been mainly interested in [[religion]]. 
* [[Mount Vesuvius]] erupts. During the [[Types of volcanic eruptions|volcanic eruption]] the whole of southern [[Europe]] is blanketed by ash. 
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== Births ==
* [[Emilian of Cogolla]], [[Iberian Peninsula|Iberic]] [[abbot]] and saint (approximate date)

== Deaths ==
* [[July 11]] &ndash; [[Anthemius]], emperor of the [[Western Roman Empire]]
* [[August 18]] &ndash; [[Ricimer]], ''de facto'' ruler of the Western Roman Empire
* [[Emperor Ming of Liu Song|Ming Di]], Chinese emperor of the [[Liu Song dynasty]] (b. [[439]])
* [[Olybrius]], emperor of the Western Roman Empire

== References ==
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