Deposition of Romulus Augustulus

AD 476

Ravenna

The Germanic commander Odoacer deposed the western emperor, a conventional marker for the end of the western Roman Empire.

Overview

The Germanic commander Odoacer deposed the western emperor, a conventional marker for the end of the western Roman Empire. Its causes, participants and consequences connect this record to the wider Roman History guide, where the event is placed in chronology rather than treated as an isolated date.