Editing 515

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[[File:Ivory Ariadne Bargello.jpg|thumb|Empress [[Ariadne (empress)|Ariadne]] (c. 450–515)]] 
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Year '''515''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DXV]]''') was a [[common year starting on Thursday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Florentius and [[Procopius Anthemius (emperor's son)|Anthemius]]''' (or, less frequently, '''year 1268 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 515 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 ===

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* Autumn &ndash; [[Revolt of Vitalian]]:  Byzantine general (''[[magister militum]]'') [[Vitalian (consul)|Vitalian]] mobilises his army, and marches again towards [[Constantinople]]. He captures the suburb of [[Galata|Sycae]] (modern [[Turkey]]) across the [[Golden Horn]], and encamps there.
* Emperor [[Anastasius I (emperor)|Anastasius I]] gives [[Marinus (praetorian prefect)|Marinus]], former [[Praetorian prefecture of the East|praetorian prefect of the East]], command over the [[Byzantine army]].<ref name="Bury451">{{harvnb|Bury|1958a|loc=p. 451}}</ref> He defeats the rebel fleet at the harbor entrance, using a [[sulfur]]-based chemical substance, similar to the later [[Greek fire]].
* Marinus lands with an army on the shore of Sycae and defeats the rebels. Disheartened by the losses suffered, Vitalian flees north under cover of the night.<ref>{{harvnb|Bury|1958a|loc=p. 451-452}}; {{harvnb|Cameron|Ward-Perkins|Whitby|2000|pp=57, 294}}</ref> 
* As a sign of his victory, Anastasius I leads a procession to [[İstinye|Sosthenion]], and attends a service of thanks at the [[Michaelion|local church]] dedicated to the [[Michael (archangel)|Archangel Michael]].<ref name="Bury452">{{harvnb|Bury|1958a|loc=p. 452}}</ref>
* Empress [[Ariadne (empress)|Ariadne]], wife of Emperor Anastasius I, dies at Constantinople and is buried in the [[Church of the Holy Apostles]].

==== Europe ====
* [[Amalasuintha]], daughter of king [[Theodoric the Great]], marries [[Eutharic]], an [[Ostrogoths|Ostrogoth]] noble of the old [[Amali dynasty|Amal]] line.

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* The [[St. Maurice's Abbey]] ([[Switzerland]]) is founded by [[Sigismund of Burgundy]]. He sets up five groups of [[monk]]s to whom he entrusts the [[liturgy]] of the praise of [[God]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.abbaye-stmaurice.ch/home-home-english.html |title=Abbaye de Saint-Maurice - Accueil > Bienvenue > English |access-date=February 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213163833/http://www.abbaye-stmaurice.ch/home-home-english.html |archive-date=February 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
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== Births ==
* Approximate date &ndash; [[Cainnech of Aghaboe]], Irish abbot and saint (d. [[600]])
* [[Hulü Guang]], general of [[Northern Qi]] (d. [[572]])
* [[Yuwen Hu]], [[Regency (government)|regent]] of [[Northern Zhou]] (d. [[572]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Ariadne (empress)|Ariadne]], [[List of Roman and Byzantine empresses|Byzantine empress]] 
* [[Patriarch Euphemius of Constantinople|Euphemius]], [[Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople|patriarch of Constantinople]]
* [[Gao Zhao]], high official of [[Northern Wei]]
* [[Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei|Xuan Wu Di]], emperor of Northern Wei (b. [[483]])

== References ==
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;Bibliography
* {{cite book|last=Bury|first=John Bagnell|author-link=J. B. Bury|title=History of the Later Roman Empire: From the Death of Theodosius I to the Death of Justinian, Volume 1|location=Mineola, New York|publisher=Dover Publications|year=1958a|orig-year=1923|isbn=0-486-20398-0|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jn3pi1wWBNsC}}
* {{cite book|last=Bury|first=John Bagnell|author-link=J. B. Bury|title=History of the Later Roman Empire: From the Death of Theodosius I to the Death of Justinian, Volume 2|location=Mineola, New York|publisher=Dover Publications|year=1958b|orig-year=1923|isbn=0-486-20399-9|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JxWifqqPtUcC}}
* {{Cambridge Ancient History|volume=14}}
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