Odoacer

[oh-doh-ey-ser]

noun

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

Also Odovacar.

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Historical Examples of odoacer

Odoacer was promised his life, but the compact was broken soon.
The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI
Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies
But, as early as the fifth, Odoacer had a brother named "Welf."
Odd Bits of History
Henry W. Wolff
They were jealous, too, of the success of Odoacer and his mercenaries.
The Roman and the Teuton
Charles Kingsley
Was there a stain on Odoacer from his early connexion with Attila?
The Roman and the Teuton
Charles Kingsley
Odoacer acknowledged the sovereignty of the Empire without question.
A Short History of Italy
Henry Dwight Sedgwick

British Dictionary definitions for odoacer

Odoacer

Odovacar (ˌəʊdəˈvɑːkə)

noun

?434–493 ad, barbarian ruler of Italy (476–493); assassinated by Theodoric

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