Romulus Augustus
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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