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Name: Fall of the Western Roman Empire

Type: Event

Start: 476 AD

End: 487 AD

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In 476, the Germanic barbarian king Odoacer deposed the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire in Italy, Romulus Augustulus, and the Senate sent the imperial insignia to the Eastern Roman Emperor Zeno.

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  • January 487: With the end of the Western Roman Empire, the Kingdom of the Burgundians became completely independent.
  • September 476: On September 4 Germanic foederati under the command of the general Odoacer, conquered the Western Roman capital Ravenna, forced Roman emperor Romulus to abdicate and declared Odoacer king of Italy.

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