The barbarian leader of three tribes who demanded one-third of Italy, killed Orestes when refused, and deposed Romulus Augustulus, ending the Western Empire. He chose to give lip service to Zeno's eastern authority rather than installing a new puppet emperor in Ravenna, sending Zeno the imperial insignia and asking only for the title of patrician. He was ultimately tricked into a joint rule by Theodoric and murdered at a banquet.
Also known as: Odovacer · Odovacre
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The barbarian leader of three tribes who demanded one-third of Italy, killed Orestes when refused, and deposed Romulus Augustulus, ending the Western Empire. He chose to give lip service to Zeno's eastern authority rather than installing a new puppet emperor in Ravenna, sending Zeno the imperial insignia and asking only for the title of patrician. He was ultimately tricked into a joint rule by Theodoric and murdered at a banquet.
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