Deposition of Romulus Augustus

Deposition of
Romulus Augustus

Romulus Augustus, the last Western Roman Emperor, surrenders the crown to Odoacer (1880 illustration).
Date	4 September 476 AD
Location	Ravenna, Italy
Participants	Odoacer Flavius Orestes Romulus Augustus Zeno Julius Nepos
Outcome	The overthrow of Romulus Augustus, considered to have been the final Western Roman Emperor.

Odoacer's deposition of Romulus Augustus, occurring in 476 AD, was a coup that marked the end of the reign of the Western Roman Emperor last approved by the Western Roman Senate and the creation of the Kingdom of Italy, although Julius Nepos exercised control over Dalmatia until 480.