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Deposition of
Romulus Augustus
Romulus Augustus surrenders the crown
Romulus Augustus, the last Western Roman Emperor, surrenders the crown to Odoacer (1880 illustration).
Date4 September 476 AD
LocationRavenna, Italy
ParticipantsOdoacer
Flavius Orestes
Romulus Augustus
Zeno
Julius Nepos
OutcomeThe overthrow of Romulus Augustus, considered to have been the final Western Roman Emperor.

Odoacer's deposition of Romulus Augustus, occurring in 476 AD, was a coup that marked the end of the reign of the Western Roman Emperor last approved by the Western Roman Senate and the creation of the Kingdom of Italy, although Julius Nepos exercised control over Dalmatia until 480.

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