Odoacer

[ oh-doh-ey-ser ]

noun

1. a.d. 434?–493, first barbarian ruler of Italy 476–493.

Odoacer

/ ˌəʊdəˈvɑːkə; ˌɒdəˈeɪsə /

noun

1. Odoacer?434493MItalianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler ?434–493 ad , barbarian ruler of Italy (476–493); assassinated by Theodoric

Example Sentences

Liberius was promoted to the office of Prtorian prfect for his unshaken fidelity to the unfortunate cause of Odoacer.

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Liberius was promoted to the office of Praetorian praefect for his unshaken fidelity to the unfortunate cause of Odoacer.

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Odoacer passed the Adriatic, to chastise the assassins of the emperor Nepos, and to acquire the maritime province of Dalmatia.

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As soon as Odoacer had extinguished the Western empire, he sought the friendship of the most powerful of the Barbarians.

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Odoacer's monarchy was not more oppressive than those of his neighbours in Gaul, Spain, and Africa.

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