474

Events

• January 18 - Leo II briefly becomes Byzantine emperor.
• February 9 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire
• November 17 - The death of Leo II leaves Zeno sole Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire; his mother-in-law Verina conspires against him.

• Julius Nepos becomes western Roman Emperor, deposing Glycerius.
• Forty-five years of conflict between the Roman Empire and the Vandals end when the eastern Roman Emperor Zeno's envoys conclude a peace with King Geiseric.

Births

• Anthemius of Tralles, mathematician (estimated date)

Deaths

• January 18 - Leo I, Eastern Roman Emperor
• November 17 - Leo II, Eastern Roman Emperor