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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.
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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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