Romulus Augustus

Romulus Augustus
Solidus of Romulus Augustus
Roman emperor of the West (unrecognized in the East)
Reign	31 October AD 475 – 4 September AD 476
Predecessor	Julius Nepos[1]
Successor	Office Abolished (Julius Nepos ruler of Dalmatia) (Odoacer ruler of Italy)
Died	unknown, after AD 476 unknown, probably Castellum Lucullanum
Regnal name Dominus Noster Romulus Augustus Pius Felix Augustus
Father	Orestes
Mother	Barbaria

Flavius Romulus Augustus (461 – after 476), often called Romulus Augustulus ("little Augustus"), was a Western Roman Emperor. He reigned from 31 October, 475 to 4 September, 476 when Odoacer deposed him. The end of his rule is considered to be the end of the western part of the Roman Empire.

1. ↑ Nepos maintained a claim to the position until he was murdered in 480.