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476Aug, 28

Orestes (father of Romulus Augustulus)

Orestes, Roman general and politician
Orestes (died 28 August 476) was a Roman general and politician of Pannonian ancestry, who held considerable influence in the late Western Roman Empire.

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Events on 476

  • 4Sep

    Fall of the Western Roman Empire

    Romulus Augustulus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself "King of Italy", thus ending the Western Roman Empire.