World maps by year · AD 500
World map in AD 500
41 polities have borders on the map in AD 500. Open AD 500 on the interactive map →
Changes since AD 476
New on the map (9): Broërec, Domnonia, Frankish Kingdom, Kingdom of Sussex, Kingdom of the Alamanni, Mutul Kingdom (500-650), Ostrogothic Kingdom, Snake Kingdom (500-626), Wari
No longer on the map (4): Buyeo, Snake Kingdom (300-500), Mutul Kingdom (390-500), Kingdom of Soissons
States and empires in AD 500
- Baekje
- Broërec
- Brycheiniog
- Catawba
- Domnonia
- Eastern Roman Empire
- Frankish Kingdom
- Gaya confederacy
- Gepids
- Ghana Empire
- Kingdom of Aksum
- Kingdom of Alt Clud
- Kingdom of Ceredigion
- Kingdom of Dyfed
- Kingdom of Glywysing
- Kingdom of Gwynedd
- Kingdom of Kent
- Kingdom of Leinster
- Kingdom of Meath
- Kingdom of Powys
- Kingdom of Sussex
- Kingdom of the Alamanni
- Kingdom of the Burgundians
- Kingdom of the Suebi
- Lâm Ấp
- Moche
- Monte Albán
- Mutul Kingdom (500-650)
- Ostrogothic Kingdom
- Petexbatún Kingdom (300-652)
- Silla
- Sind
- Snake Kingdom (500-626)
- Tamna
- Teotihuacán
- Tiahuanaco
- Usanguk
- Uxwitza
- Vandal Kingdom
- Visigothic Kingdom
- Wari
Battles, AD 500 – AD 599
- Battle of Vouille · AD 506· map
- Battle of Barcelona · AD 509· map
- Battle of Barcelona · AD 511· map
- Battle of Vézeronce · AD 524.482· map
- Battle of Sondani · AD 527· map
- Battle of Satala · AD 529· map
- Battle of Dara · AD 530.333· map
- Battle of Autun · AD 531· map
- Battle of Callinicum · AD 531.299· map
- Siege of Arles · AD 533· map
- Battle of Ad Decimum · AD 533.7· map
- Battle of Carthage · AD 533.7· map
- Battle of Tricamarum · AD 533.955· map
- Battle of Treviso · AD 540· map
- Battle of Nisibis · AD 540· map
- Battle of Faventia · AD 541· map
- Battle of Mucellium · AD 541· map
- Sack of Rome · AD 546· map
- Battle of Sena Gallica · AD 550· map
- Battle of Taginae · AD 552.417· map
- Battle of Mons Lactarius · AD 552.667· map
- Siege of Onoguris · AD 554· map
- Battle of the Volturnus · AD 554.667· map
- Battle of Beran Byrig · AD 555· map
- Battle of Gol-Zarriun · AD 559· map
- Battle of Melantias · AD 559.083· map
- Sieges of Arles · AD 565· map
- Battle of Arfderydd · AD 572· map
- Battle of Deorham · AD 576· map
- Battle of Alclud Ford · AD 579· map
- Battle of Martyropolis · AD 587· map
- Battle of Woden's Burg · AD 591· map
- Battle of the Blarathon · AD 591.5· map
- Battle of Raith · AD 595· map
- Battles of Viminacium · AD 599· map
- Battle of Catraeth · AD 599· map
Volcanic eruptions (VEI ≥ 4), AD 500 – AD 599
- Sheveluch eruption · AD 500 · VEI 4
- Vesuvius eruption · AD 512.519 · VEI 4
- Karkar eruption · AD 520 · VEI 4
- Harunasan eruption · AD 520.417 · VEI 4
- Krakatau eruption · AD 535 · VEI 4
- Rausudake eruption · AD 550 · VEI 4
- Raoul Island eruption · AD 550 · VEI 4
- Arenal eruption · AD 550 · VEI 4
- Harunasan eruption · AD 550.417 · VEI 5
- Sheveluch eruption · AD 580 · VEI 4
Significant earthquakes, AD 500 – AD 599
The 20 strongest of 29.
- SHAANXI PROVINCE: YINGXIAN earthquake · AD 512.388 · M7.5 · 5130 deaths
- BAYRUT (BEIRUT); EGYPT; IRAQ;SAUDI ARABIA earthquake · AD 551.522 · M7.3
- ANTAKYA (ANTIOCH) earthquake · AD 528.91 · M7.1 · 4870 deaths
- SCHISMA, BOETIA earthquake · AD 551.516 · M7.1 · 5000 deaths
- ANTAKYA (ANTIOCH), SAMANDAG earthquake · AD 525.41 · M7 · 250000 deaths
- KOS earthquake · AD 554.622 · M7
- ISTANBUL (CONSTANTINOPLE) earthquake · AD 557 · M7
- TURKEY earthquake · AD 558.952 · M7
- CYZICUS (ERDEK) earthquake · AD 543 · M6.8
- KAZAKHSTAN earthquake · AD 500 · M6.7
- PYONGYANG earthquake · AD 502.833 · M6.7
- KYONGJU earthquake · AD 510.417 · M6.7
- MACEDONIA: SKOPJE, STAMER earthquake · AD 518 ·
- DURRES,KORINTHOS earthquake · AD 521 ·
- SYRIA earthquake · AD 522 ·
- DURRES earthquake · AD 522 ·
- GREECE-ALBANIA earthquake · AD 527 ·
- ALEPPO earthquake · AD 533.91 · 130000 deaths
- HALAB (ALEPPO); TURKEY: ANTAKYA (ANTIOCH) earthquake · AD 552.522 ·
- BAYRUT (BEIRUT) earthquake · AD 553.522 ·
Sources
Borders: OpenHistoricalMap contributors (CC0 1.0). Battles: Wikidata (CC0 1.0). Eruptions: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program. Earthquakes: NOAA NCEI. Conflict events: UCDP GED (CC BY 4.0). Meteorites: NASA/Meteoritical Society. Full citations.