500s }} Events By place Western Roman Empire September 4 — Romulus Augustus, the last Emperor of the Western Roman Empire,'s deposed by Odoacer. This event's traditionally regarded as the date of the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the European Dark Ages. Eastern Roman Empire August — The usurper Basiliscus's deposed and Zeno's restored as Eastern Roman Emperor. Asia The birth of Aryabhata's traditionally regarded as the beginning of the classical period of Indian… (More on 476)