494

494 (CDXCIV) was a common year beginning on a Saturday of the Julian calendar, in force on that date.

In the Roman Empire, the year was named the year of the consulate of Rufio and Presidio, or less commonly, as 1247 Ab urbe condita, acquiring its name as 494 at the beginning of the Middle Ages, when the anno Domini was established.

Events

• Gelasio I delimits the temporal power of the spiritual and canonizes Saint George.
• Between this year and 506, the Visigoths dominate the Tarraconense, in which various groups are settled.