462
Year 462 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Leo. The denomination 462 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Roman Empire
- September 1 - Possible start of the first Byzantine indiction cycle.
- Vandal War : After negotiations, Emperor Leo I pays a large ransom for Licinia Eudoxia and Placidia. They return after seven years of captivity in Carthage.
- The Monastery of Stoudios is founded in Constantinople.
Asia
- The Daming calendar is introduced in China by mathematician Zu Chongzhi.
Births
- Anicia Juliana, daughter of Olybrius
- Muryeong, king of Baekje
- Yu Zhong, official and regent of Northern Wei
Deaths
- Lóegaire mac Néill, High King of Ireland