- Odoacer, Germanic leader, deposes Romulus Augustulus, the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
2. 482 A.D:
- Clovis I, King of the Franks, defeats Syagrius, the last Roman governor of Gaul.
3. 493 A.D:
- Theodoric the Great, Ostrogoth king, conquers Italy and establishes his rule over the Ostrogothic Kingdom.
4. 496 A.D:
- Clovis I converts to Christianity and is baptized, along with many of his followers.
5. 527 A.D:
- Justinian I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire and begins a period of political and cultural reforms.
6. 532 A.D:
- Nika riots erupt in Constantinople, led by the circus factions of the Blues and Greens.
7. 537 A.D:
- Justinian I closes the Academy of Athens, marking the end of classical philosophical thought.
8. 541 A.D:
- The Justinian Plague, or the Plague of Justinian, reaches its peak in the Byzantine capital of Constantinople, causing widespread death and devastation.
Overall, the first event that occurred after 481 A.D was the deposition of Romulus Augustulus by Odoacer in 481 A.D., which marked the fall of the Western Roman Empire.