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How did the last Roman emperor died?
During the Early Empire 55,6% of the emperors died of natural causes or illness, as against 25,4% during the Late Empire. From then until the deposition of the last emperor, the 16 year old Romulus Augustulus, by Germanic invaders from the North in 476, the Western Roman Empire was ruled by 77 emperors.
Who was the last great emperor of Rome?
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius was the last of the Five Good Emperors of Rome. His reign (161–180 CE) marked the end of a period of internal tranquility and good government. After his death the empire quickly descended into civil war.
When was the last Roman emperor disposed?
476 AD
Deposition of Romulus Augustus
| Romulus Augustus, the last Western Roman Emperor, surrenders the crown to Odoacer (1880 illustration). | |
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| Date | 476 AD |
| Participants | Odoacer Flavius Orestes Romulus Augustus Zeno Julius Nepos |
| Outcome | The overthrow of Romulus Augustus, considered to have been the final Western Roman Emperor. |
Who was the last emperor of the Roman Empire?
Romulus Augustus is typically regarded as the last western Roman emperor, or even the last Roman emperor overall, with his deposition seen as marking the end of the Western Roman Empire as a political entity.
Who was the Roman Emperor after the abdication of Romulus?
After the abdication of Romulus, the Roman Senate, on behalf of Odoacer, sent representatives to the Eastern Roman Emperor Zeno, whom it asked to formally reunite the two halves of the Empire, with Odoacer as the “protector of the state”: “The West, they declared, no longer required an Emperor of its own: one monarch sufficed for the world…”
Who was the Roman Emperor in the west?
The emperor of the eastern half of the empire sent a nephew, Julius Nepos, into the western half of the empire behind an army. A military commander in the west drove Nepos across the Adriatic to Illyricum and appointed his son, Romulus Augustus,14, as emperor.
When did Romulus abdicate the throne to Odoacer?
Orestes was captured near Piacenza on 28 August 476 and swiftly executed. Odoacer advanced on Ravenna, capturing the city and the young emperor after the short and decisive Battle of Ravenna. Romulus was compelled to abdicate the throne on 4 September 476.