阴土蛇年 (female Earth-Snake) 616 or 235 or −537 — to — 阳金马年 (male Iron-Horse) 617 or 236 or −536
Year 490 (CDXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Faustus and Longinus (or, less frequently, year 1243 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 490 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Dominicalendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.