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  2. After a rule of ten months, the barbarian general Odoacer defeated and killed Orestes and deposed Romulus. As Odoacer did not proclaim any successor, Romulus is typically regarded as the last Western Roman emperor, his deposition marking the end of the Western Roman Empire as a political entity .

  3. Apr 18, 2024 · Romulus Augustulus was known to history as the last of the Western Roman emperors (475–476). In fact, he was a usurper and puppet not recognized as a legitimate ruler by the Eastern emperor. Romulus was the son of the Western empire’s master of soldiers Orestes.

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  4. Sep 20, 2021 · Read about Romulus Augustus, the Last Roman Emperor in the West. Explore his life, rule, and death in detail during the dying days of the greatest empire of the ancient world.

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    Odoacer (/ ˌ oʊ d oʊ ˈ eɪ s ər / OH-doh-AY-sər; c. 433 – 15 March 493 AD), also spelled Odovacer or Odovacar, was a barbarian soldier and statesman from the Middle Danube who deposed the Western Roman child emperor Romulus Augustulus and became the ruler of Italy (476–493).

  6. The deposition of Romulus Augustus by Odoacer marks the end of the Roman Empire in the West, the end of Ancient Rome, and the beginning of the Middle Ages in Western Europe. Despite the fact that he adopted the name “Augustus,” he is remembered by the nickname Augustulus.

  7. Sep 20, 2014 · Odoacer (433-493 CE, reigned 476-493 CE) also known as Odovacar, Flavius Odoacer, and Flavius Odovacer, was the first king of Italy. His reign marked the end of the Roman Empire; he deposed the last emperor, Romulus Augustulus, on 4 September 476 CE.

  8. Feb 17, 2011 · In September 476 AD, the last Roman emperor of the west, Romulus Augustulus, was deposed by a Germanic prince called Odovacar, who had won control of the remnants of the Roman army of Italy. He...

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