Romulus Augustus
| Romulus Augustus | |||||
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 Solidus of Romulus Augustus | |||||
| Roman emperor of the West (unrecognized in the East) | |||||
| Reign | 31 October AD 475 – 4 September AD 476 | ||||
| Predecessor | Julius Nepos[1] | ||||
| Successor | Office Abolished (Julius Nepos ruler of Dalmatia) (Odoacer ruler of Italy) | ||||
| Died | unknown, after AD 476 unknown, probably Castellum Lucullanum | ||||
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| Father | Orestes | ||||
| Mother | Barbaria | ||||
Flavius Romulus Augustus (461 – after 476), often called Romulus Augustulus ("little Augustus"), was a Western Roman Emperor. He reigned from 31 October, 475 to 4 September, 476 when Odoacer deposed him. The end of his rule is considered to be the end of the western part of the Roman Empire.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Nepos maintained a claim to the position until he was murdered in 480.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Project Gutenberg: Cassiodorus, Variae Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
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