A chronological list of the important events for
the topic "Odoacer"
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435 Born
476 Romulus Augustus, the last Emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed by Odoacer. This is the conventional date for the fall of the Roman Empire, and is widely considered the end of ancient history (and hence the beginning of the EuropeEurope Europe is one of the seven traditional continent [i]s of the Earth [i]. ...
an Dark Ages).
480 Odoacer defeats an attempt by Julius NeposJulius Nepos Julius Nepos is often considered to be, aside from Romulus Augustulus [i], the last legitimate emperor [i] ...
to recapture ItalyItaly Italy, officially the Italian Republic , is a Southern European [i] country. ...
, and has Julius killed.
489 Theodoric defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way into ItalyItaly Italy, officially the Italian Republic , is a Southern European [i] country. ...
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490 The majority of Odoacer's army, including his magister militumMagister militum Magister militum was a top-level command used in the later Roman Empire [i], dating from the reign o ...
Tufa, surrenders to Theodoric the GreatTheodoric the Great Theodoric the Great , known to the Romans as Flavius Theodoricus, was king of the Ostrogoth [i]s , ...
in MilanMilan Milan is the main city of northern Italy [i], located in the plains of Lombardy [i]. ...
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493 Odoacer agrees to a mediated peace with Theodoric the GreatTheodoric the Great Theodoric the Great , known to the Romans as Flavius Theodoricus, was king of the Ostrogoth [i]s , ...
, and is later killed by him personally. Theodoric becomes king of the Ostrogoths and moves the capital to RavennaRavenna Ravenna is a city [i] and commune in the Emilia-Romagna [i] region of Italy [i]. ...
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