500s }} Events By place Western Roman Empire 28 August — Flavius Orestes forces western Julius Nepos to flee and declares his son, Romulus Augustus, to be emperor. Euric, king of the Visigoths, returns Provence to Rome in exchange for full independence. Eastern Roman Empire 9 January — Byzantine Emperor Zeno's forced to flee from Constantinople. 12 January — Basiliscus's acclaimed emperor in Constantinople. 9 April — Basiliscus issues a circular letter (Enkyklikon)… (More on 475)