Historical Figure

Odoacer

Ruler of Italy (c. 433 – 493)

Born: 433 CE · Died: 493 CENationality: Kingdom of Italy

About Odoacer

Odoacer, also spelled Odovacer or Odovacar, was a barbarian soldier and statesman from the Middle Danube who was an officer of the Roman army and deposed the Western Roman child emperor Romulus Augustulus to become the ruler of Italy (476–493). Odoacer's overthrow of Romulus Augustulus is traditionally understood as marking the end of the Western Roman Empire.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

Empire395 CE – 476 CE

Fall of the Western Roman Empire

The Western Roman Empire collapsed under pressure from migrating Germanic peoples, internal political instability, and economic decline. Dated from the permanent East-West division in 395 CE to the deposition of Romulus Augustulus by Odoacer in 476 CE.