jan 1, 472 - Odoaker deposes Romulus Augustulus 476
Description:
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. The deposition of Romulus Augustulus is also sometimes used by historians to mark the transition from antiquity to the medieval period.The nickname 'Augustulus' means "little Augustus"
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jan 1, 472
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~ 1554 years ago