Odoacer

[ oh-doh-ey-ser ]

/ ˌoʊ doʊˈeɪ sər /

noun

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

Also Odovacar.

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Examples from the Web for odoacer

Odoacer passed the Adriatic, to chastise the assassins of the emperor Nepos, and to acquire the maritime province of Dalmatia.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire|Edward Gibbon
They have clearly far more in common with the military kingship established by Odoacer.
The Heroic Age|H. Munro Chadwick
Odoacer continued in possession of his kingdom seventeen years.
The Revelation Explained|F. Smith
A loyal supporter of Theodoric, he follows his master, when threatened by Odoacer, to the court of Attila.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4|Various

The last emperor of the west, Augustulus, was put down in the year 476, and a barbarian prince named Odoacer became king of Italy.
Sketches of Church History|James Craigie Robertson

British Dictionary definitions for odoacer

Odoacer

Odovacar (ˌəʊdəˈvɑːkə)

/ (ˌɒdəˈeɪsə) /

noun

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

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