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Romulus Augustus
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Romulus Augustus,
Emperor of the
Western Roman Empire.
Name commonly known as: Romulus Augustus
aka Augustulus ("Little Augustus") *** Latin Roman Name: Romulus
Augustus *** Reigned as Roman
Emperor / Caesar: 31 October 475 to
4 September 476
Dynasty / Historical Period:
Western Empire (394 - 476) which led to the disintegration of Roman
authority and the Fall of the Roman Empire *** Name of previous Emperor: His predecessor or the Emperor before Romulus Augustus was
Julius Nepos *** Family connections / Genealogy
*** Name of Father: Orestes
Place and Date of Death:
Retired to Misenum Palace in Campania. Date and Cause of death
unknown
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Romulus Augustus aka Augustulus was the last emperor of Rome
and the Western Empire. His very name proved to be ironic as
Romulus was the legendary first king of Rome and Augustus
was its first emperor. Romulus Augustus was the son of
Orestes a Roman politician who had been in the service of
Attila the Hun. The previous emperor, Julius Nepos, had
appointed Orestes to the most powerful position of magister
militum (Master of the Soldiers). Orestes was ambitious,
powerful and treacherous. He took over the palace at Ravenna
and in 480 Julius Nepos was assassinated. Orestes made his
young son,
Romulus Augustus
as the new emperor of the western empire. Romulus Augustus
was believed to have been about 14 years of age when he
became emperor and Orestes was clearly the power behind the
throne. The young emperor took the title "Augustus" as his
name, but became commonly known as Augustulus, "the little
Augustus". By this time in Roman history the army of paid
mercenaries. The soldiers demanded payment and delays
produced a rebellion of the Germanic mercenaries under their
chieftain Odoacer. On 28 August 476, Orestes was captured
and killed by Odoacer near Piacenza. Odoacer condemned
Romulus Augustus to exile in the castle of Lucullus at
Misenum in Campania. There are no more details about the
life of Romulus Augustus the date and cause of his death is
unknown. Odoacer assumed the title of King, although he made
use of neither the purple nor the imperial regalia. So ends
the story of the last Roman Emperor.
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