What is 497?
{{Year nav|497}} {{Year in various calendars|497}} {{Year article header|497}} == Events == === By place === ==== Eastern Roman Empire ==== * [[Isaurian War]]: the [[Isauria]]n rebels are defeated. ==== Europe ==== * The [[Alemanni]] are defeated by the [[Franks]] under [[Clovis I]] near [[Bonn]]. ==== Asia ==== * The [[Shaolin Temple]] is founded. For alternate founding date, see [[477]]). === By topic === ==== Arts and sciences ==== * [[Aryabhata]], an [[India]]n [[astronomer]] and [[mathematician]], calculates [[pi]] (π) as ≈ 62832/20000 = 3.1416, correct to four rounded-off [[decimal]] places. == Births == * [[Abdul Mutallib]], son of [[Hashim]] * [[Chloderic]], son of [[Clovis I]] == Deaths == * [[Hashim ibn Abd Manaf|Hashim]], great-grandfather of [[Muhammad]], (possibly in [[Gaza]]) * [[Yuan Xun]] {{DEFAULTSORT:497}} [[Category:490s]]