472

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	4th century 5th century 6th century
Decades:	450s 460s 470s 480s 490s
Years:	469 470 471 472 473 474 475

472 in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	472 CDLXXII
Ab urbe condita	1225
Assyrian calendar	5222
Balinese saka calendar	393–394
Bengali calendar	−121
Berber calendar	1422
Buddhist calendar	1016
Burmese calendar	−166
Byzantine calendar	5980–5981
Chinese calendar	辛亥年 (Metal Pig) 3169 or 2962     — to — 壬子年 (Water Rat) 3170 or 2963
Coptic calendar	188–189
Discordian calendar	1638
Ethiopian calendar	464–465
Hebrew calendar	4232–4233
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	528–529
- Shaka Samvat	393–394
- Kali Yuga	3572–3573
Holocene calendar	10472
Iranian calendar	150 BP – 149 BP
Islamic calendar	155 BH – 154 BH
Javanese calendar	357–358
Julian calendar	472 CDLXXII
Korean calendar	2805
Minguo calendar	1440 before ROC 民前1440年
Nanakshahi calendar	−996
Seleucid era	783/784 AG
Thai solar calendar	1014–1015
Tibetan calendar	阴金猪年 (female Iron-Pig) 598 or 217 or −555     — to — 阳水鼠年 (male Water-Rat) 599 or 218 or −554

Year 472 (CDLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Festus and Marcianus (or, less frequently, year 1225 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 472 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

Western Roman Empire

• Relations between Emperor Anthemius and general Ricimer deteriorate completely. Ricimer proclaims Olybrius emperor, and places Rome, where Anthemius is located, under siege. Anthemius is captured and slain fleeing the city.
• Mount Vesuvius erupts.

Deaths

• July 11 – Anthemius, Western Roman Emperor
• August 18 – Ricimer, strong man of the Western Roman Empire (malignant fever)
• October 23 – Olybrius, Western Roman Emperor
• Song Ming Di, ruler of the Chinese Song Dynasty