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Odoacer

American  
[oh-doh-ey-ser] / ˌoʊ doʊˈeɪ sər /

noun

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


Odoacer British  
/ ˌɒdəˈeɪsə, ˌəʊdəˈvɑːkə /

noun

  1. ?434–493 ad , barbarian ruler of Italy (476–493); assassinated by Theodoric

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Traditionally, though, the end of the empire is fixed at 476, when a German general named Odoacer deposed the emperor Romulus Augustulus and established himself not as a Roman emperor but as King of Italy.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

In 493, Odoacer was deposed and killed by a different Ostrogothic king, Theodoric, but the link with Constantinople remained intact.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2020

This is the briefest possible record of how the original liberty of the Roman clergy and people to elect the Pope was treated by the foreign Arian rulers, Odoacer, Theodorich, Athalarich, and Theodatus.

From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Allies, Thomas W.

Such in fifty-one years was the result of Odoacer meddling with the Papal election.

From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Allies, Thomas W.

Neither Alaric, Attila, nor Odoacer could have looked more strange and sinister, nor could they have inspired more terror than he.

From The Grandee by Palacio Valdés, Armando

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