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| − | Romulus Augustus was the last emperor of the [[Roman Empire]]. He was deposed in AD 476 when he was nine years old. This marked the end of the Roman Empire. | + | Romulus Augustus was the last emperor of the [[Roman Empire]]. His name translates to, "Romulus, the Little Augustus," a reference to his young age. |
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| | + | He was deposed in AD 476 when he was nine years old. This marked the end of the Roman Empire in the West, although the [[Byzantine Empire]] continued in the East, ruled from [[Constantinople]]. |
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| | + | Also, the [[Ostrogoths]] continued to rule the Western Empire in a fashion as close to the Roman way of life as possible, to some degree of success.<ref>Letters of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator</ref> |
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| | + | == References == |
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