500s | dn3=510s }} Events By Place Byzantine Empire Due to Zeno I's Monophysite sympathies, general Illus and Verina, mother-in-law of Zeno, attempt to overthrow Zeno and place a general named Leontius on the throne. Zeno defeats this attempt. By Topic Religion March 13 — Pope Felix III succeeds Pope Simplicius as the 48th pope. Births May 11 — Petrus Sabbatius, the later Emperor Justinian I Xiao Baojuan, emperor of Southern Qi Dynasty, commonly known as Marquess of Donghun Em… (More on 483)