Kingdom of Odoacer

476–493 CE

After deposing Romulus Augustulus, Odoacer governed Italy as king while formally acknowledging the eastern emperor. His government retained much of the Roman civil administration and worked with the senatorial aristocracy.

Relations with Constantinople deteriorated, and Emperor Zeno encouraged the Ostrogothic king Theodoric to invade Italy. Years of war ended with an agreement to share power at Ravenna.

Related people for Kingdom of Odoacer

Attilac. 5th century–453 Odoacer433–493 Romulus Augustusc. 460–after 507 Theodoric the Great454–526 Zeno425–491

Books

3 Best Novels About the Kingdom of Odoacer

Raptor

by Gary Jennings

First published 1992 · 4.1(2,071)

The Fall of Rome

by Michael Curtis Ford

First published 2007 · 3.9(518)

Theoderic

by Ross Laidlaw

First published 2008 · 3.0(13)