September 4, 476
The Boy Emperor and the Soldier King
The deposition of Romulus Augustulus by Odoacer on September 4, 476
On September 4, 476, a teenage emperor disappeared from the western throne without a siege of Rome, a final battle in the Forum, or even a new emperor to replace him. The episode reveals a sharper surprise: the Roman Empire in the West was not simply destroyed, but quietly repackaged under a soldier who ruled without wearing its crown.
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