Important Historical Events of the year 474, Year 474 in History

List of 474 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 474

What happened in the year 474?

Date Event
January 18, 474 Seven-year-old Leo II succeeds his maternal grandfather Leo I as Byzantine emperor.
February 9, 474 Zeno is crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
March 15, 474 Roman consul Aulus Manlius Vulso celebrates an ovation for concluding the war against Veii and securing a forty years' truce.
June 24, 474 Julius Nepos forces Roman usurper Glycerius to abdicate the throne and proclaims himself Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
November 10, 474 Emperor Leo II dies after a reign of ten months. He is succeeded by his father Zeno, who becomes sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire.