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    Romulus AugustulusRoman emperor of the West
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    Name

    Romulus Augustus' birth name was simply Romulus; he was named after his maternal grandfather, a nobleman … See more

    Background

    By the time of emperor Diocletian (r. 284–305), the idea that the Roman Empire had grown so large that it would be better managed by two co-ruling emperors, rather than one, had become established. After various divi… See more

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    Bornc. 465 · Pannonia
    Diedafter 511
    FatherOrestes
    MotherBarbaria or Flavia Serena
    Reign

    After an interregnum in the west lasting two months, Romulus, perhaps as young as ten years old, was proclaimed emperor in Nepos' stead by Orestes on 31 October 475. He was the last emperor to be proclaimed … See more

    Later life

    Odoacer spared the life of the young Romulus on account of his "youth and beauty". Romulus was granted an annual pension of 6,000 solidi (the normal income of a wealthy Roman senator) and granted an estate in … See more

    Legacy

    Very few records survive of Romulus' reign. Any policies that he might have pursued are not known. The scant narrative record and few known coins, in addition to there not being any known inscriptions of significanc… See more

    Sources

    • Bury, John Bagnell (2015) [1889]. A History of the Later Roman Empire from Arcadius to Irene (395 A.D. to 800 A.D.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1316219133.
    • Collins, Roger (2004). Visigothic … See more

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