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Succession

Name: Succession – Roman Empire factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

Roman Empire · House / House of Western Roman Emperors. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records

473–475Date range

3Named people

0Places

Chronological records

473

Glycerius473

House / House of Western Roman Emperors

Succeeds as Emperor of Rome

474

Julius Nepos474

House / House of Western Roman Emperors

Succeeds as Emperor of Rome

475

Romulus Augustus475

House / House of Western Roman Emperors

The eastern Emperor, Zeno, refuses to recognize Romulus. Succeeds as Emperor of Rome, considerred to be the last western Emperor

Names involved

GlyceriusJulius NeposRomulus Augustus

Provenance

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