1154 Death Anastasius IV, Pope (1153-54), dies 518 Death Anastasius I Dikoros, Dyrrhachium/Durazzo, Byzantine emperor, dies 498 Event St. Symmachus begins his reign as Pope replacing Anastasius II 498 Event Anastasius II ends his reign as Catholic Pope 498 Death Anastasius II, Pope (496-9)8 (Dante Inferno XI, 8-9), dies 496 Event Anastasius II succeeds Gelasius I as Catholic Pope 401 Event St. Anastasius I ends his reign as Catholic Pope 401 Death Anastasius I, Bishop of Rome (399-401), dies 399 Event St. Anastasius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope