Editing 490s

{{Short description|Decade}}
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The '''490s''' decade ran from January 1, 490, to December 31, 499. 

{{Events by year for decade|49}}

==Significant people==
* [[Abba Afse]], [[List of Abunas of Ethiopia|Abuna of Ethiopia]]
* [[Pope Anastasius II|Anastasius II]], Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, p.&nbsp;496–498
* [[Mar Aqaq-Acace]], Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, 484–496
* [[King Arthur|Arthur]], ''dux bellorum'' (leader of battles) and [[List of legendary kings of Britain|King of the Brythons]] of later legend
* [[Mar Babai I]], Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, 497–503
* [[Benedict of Nursia]], founder of Western [[Christian monasticism]]
* [[Cerdic of Wessex]], Saxon invader and future king and founder of the Kingdom of [[Wessex]]
* [[Cynric of Wessex]], Saxon invader and future king of Wessex
* [[Patriarch Euphemius of Constantinople|Euphemius]], Patriarch of Constantinople, 489–495
* [[Pope Felix III|Felix II]] (excluding [[Antipope Felix II]]), Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, p.&nbsp;483–492
* [[Pope Gelasius I|Gelasius I]], Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, p.&nbsp;492–496
* [[Patriarch Macedonius II of Constantinople|Macedonius II]], Patriarch of Constantinople, 495–511 
* [[Pope Symmachus|Symmachus]], Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, p.&nbsp;498–514

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==References==
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