OdoacerSeptember 476
Odoacer enters Ravenna & has Romulus deposed
Roman Empire · Warfare / Civil War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Odoacer enters Ravenna & has Romulus deposed
With the deposition of Romulus by Odoacer the Western Roman Empire ceases to exist
Andronicus II is forced to abdicate by his grandson
Forces his grandfather Andronicus II to abdicate
Marches into Constantinople & takes his father, John V, prisoner
This factsheet is generated from stored World History Database records matching the country, broad category, detailed category and exact Event value shown above. Duplicate display records are collapsed; database wording is otherwise preserved. Source provenance varies by record, so formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.