503
| Years: 499 500 501 502 - 503 - 504 505 506 507 | |
| Decades: 470s 480s 490s - 500s - 510s 520s 530s | |
| Centuries: 5th century - 6th century - 7th century | |
Events
- Start of the Persian-Roman wars that would last until 557. A peace would later be negotiated in 567.
Deaths