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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.
Romulus Augustus Media
The Eastern (orange) and Western (green) Roman Empires in 476
Romulus Augustus' family originated in Pannonia
Castel dell'Ovo or castellum Lucullanum in Naples in southern Italy, where Romulus Augustus lived following his deposition in 476. This is a more recent structure than the one to which he was exiled.
Another solidus of Romulus Augustus
Tremissis of Julius Nepos (r. 474–475/480), Romulus Augustus' predecessor
References
Other websites
- Project Gutenberg: Cassiodorus, Variae Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine