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Romulus the Great - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Friedrich Dürrenmatt's play Romulus der Große ( Romulus the Great , 1950) shows the demise of the Roman Empire in the 5th century – taking place during the day of (and the day following) the I...
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The youngster took the title "Augustus" as his name, but became commonly known as Augustulus, "the little Augustus": in the words of the Anonymous Valesianus, "Augustulus, who prior to ruling had been called Romulus by his parents, was made emperor by his father, the Patrician Orestes." Orestes, of course,
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Romulus was born the bastard son of a Babylonian noble and a slave girl in 1400 BC. His father's wife had born him 3 daughters but no sons. His father over-turned customs and declared Romulus his son to carry on the families lineage and titles.
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Little Romulus was installed in October of 475 AD, after Julius Nepos, who himself had been recently emplaced by the Eastern Emperor, was deposed.
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Deposed in the year 476, the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire. His reign was purely nominal. ... Orestes was taken prisoner and beheaded at Piacenza in 476. Odoacer was proclaimed king by his troops and marched against Ravenna where Romulus waited in fear. Odoacer spared his life, gave him a year's income,
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Provides a chronological history of Ancient Rome with extensive links to internet resources. ... Provides a chronological index of the history of Ancient Rome with extensive links to internet resources. Emphasis is placed upon the use of primary source material ... The timeline is divided chronologically into eight sections:
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Declared Emperor at 14, Romulus Augustus is widely recognised as the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire. His abdication effectively marked its fall. ... Named for the founder of Rome and its first emperor, Romulus Augustus is widely regarded as the Western Empire’s last emperor. Aged fourteen at his accession,
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