501 (DI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 501st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 501st year of the 1st millennium, the 1st year of the 6th century, and the 2nd year of the 500s decade. As of the start of 501, the Gregorian calendar was 2 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Millennium: 1st millennium
Centuries: 5th century6th century7th century
Decades: 470s  480s  490s  – 500s –  510s  520s  530s
Years: 498 499 500501502 503 504
501 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar501
DI
Ab urbe condita1254
Assyrian calendar5251
Balinese saka calendar422–423
Bengali calendar−92
Berber calendar1451
Buddhist calendar1045
Burmese calendar−137
Byzantine calendar6009–6010
Chinese calendar庚辰(Metal Dragon)
3197 or 3137
    — to —
辛巳年 (Metal Snake)
3198 or 3138
Coptic calendar217–218
Discordian calendar1667
Ethiopian calendar493–494
Hebrew calendar4261–4262
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat557–558
 - Shaka Samvat422–423
 - Kali Yuga3601–3602
Holocene calendar10501
Iranian calendar121 BP – 120 BP
Islamic calendar125 BH – 124 BH
Javanese calendar387–388
Julian calendar501
DI
Korean calendar2834
Minguo calendar1411 before ROC
民前1411年
Nanakshahi calendar−967
Seleucid era812/813 AG
Thai solar calendar1043–1044
Tibetan calendar阳金龙年
(male Iron-Dragon)
627 or 246 or −526
    — to —
阴金蛇年
(female Iron-Snake)
628 or 247 or −525

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  • Pope Symmachus, who people said committed crimes. He said non-religious law did not apply to him. A synod held in 502 agreed with him.

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