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Was odoacer a roman emperor?
No, Odoacer was not an Emperor. He was a general who deposed Romulus Augustulus, the last Emperor of the West Roman Empire, and asked Zeno, the Emperor of the East Roman Empire of the time, to take responsibility for both halves of the empire. Odoacer continued on, apparently as a king or supreme governor, in Italy. Please use the link below for more on Odoacer.
Was Charlemagne a roman emperor or a Germanic King?
Charlemagne was crowned as King of the West Franks in 768, and this certainly made him a Germanic king. He was crowned Emperor of the Roman People by Pope Leo III in 800. Whether this actually made him he a Roman emperor is a question for debate. Certainly Empress Irene of what was called the Roman Empire at the time (now called the Byzantine Empire) did not think the title was legitimate. Please use the link to the related question below for more information on various countries calling themselves the Roman Empire.
What events made it possible for the ostrogoths to conquer rome?
The Ostrogoths did not conquer Rome. They left Rome alone and let her self-govern. Zeno, the emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire sent Theodoric the Great, the king of the Ostrogoths, to invade Italy on his behalf in order to depose Odoacer, a usurper who had led a rebellion of Germanic soldiers enlisted in the Roman army in Italy and deposed the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire. The Ostrogoths had settled in the Eastern Roman Empire and had become a powerful political and military force there. When he invaded Italy, Theodoric established the kingdom of the Ostrogoths, which covered Italy and Illyria (the east coast of the Adriatic Sea). Theodoric's intention was not to take over what was left of the Western Roman Empire. He established himself in Ravenna, the capital of the Western Roman Empire. He just wanted land for his people to settle and left the Latin cities alone allowed them to self-govern. He also wanted to re-establish the splendour of the Roman Empire and carried out infrastructure work in Italy.
Who were the rulers in the time that the fall of the roman empire occurred?
Romulus Augustulus was nominally the emperor of the Western Roman Empire when it fell in 476 AD. He was only a boy at the time, and not even important enough to kill, so he was merely deposed. It is ironic that he was named after Romulus the legendary founder of Rome, and Augustus the first emperor of Rome. Although his predecessor, a man named Julius Nepos, ruled a government-in-exile until his death four years later, the removal of Romulus Augustulus from the throne is generally regarded as the event which marked the fall of the Roman Empire in Western Europe.He was disposed by the Barbarian King Odoacer, which demanded land in the centers of Italy, and when Emperor Augustulus refused, Odoacer invaded the empire.
Who contributed to the weakness of the western roman empire?
The western part of the empire fell under the weight of the invasions by the Germanic peoples. The Romans lost political cohesion and fought each other instead of confronting the rebellions. An effective emperor who had made headway against the invaders was deposed and executed in a power struggle. There were king makers and usurpers and the turnover of emperors was high. In the end the western part of the Roman Empire lost all of its lands.
When did the roman empire in the west end?
The Roman Empire in the west ended in 476 AD, when the last Roman emperor, Romulus Augustus, was deposed by the Germanic king Odoacer. Odoacer then became the ruler of Italy and marked the end of the Western Roman Empire.
Who finally defeated the last Roman emperor?
The last Roman emperor was overthrown by Odoacer who was elected king of several united Germanic tribes. He was e first "barbarian" to rule Italy.The last Roman emperor was overthrown by Odoacer who was elected king of several united Germanic tribes. He was e first "barbarian" to rule Italy.The last Roman emperor was overthrown by Odoacer who was elected king of several united Germanic tribes. He was e first "barbarian" to rule Italy.The last Roman emperor was overthrown by Odoacer who was elected king of several united Germanic tribes. He was e first "barbarian" to rule Italy.The last Roman emperor was overthrown by Odoacer who was elected king of several united Germanic tribes. He was e first "barbarian" to rule Italy.The last Roman emperor was overthrown by Odoacer who was elected king of several united Germanic tribes. He was e first "barbarian" to rule Italy.The last Roman emperor was overthrown by Odoacer who was elected king of several united Germanic tribes. He was e first "barbarian" to rule Italy.The last Roman emperor was overthrown by Odoacer who was elected king of several united Germanic tribes. He was e first "barbarian" to rule Italy.The last Roman emperor was overthrown by Odoacer who was elected king of several united Germanic tribes. He was e first "barbarian" to rule Italy.
What is Odoacer?
Odoacer was a barbarian chieftain who deposed the last Roman emperor in 476 AD, marking the end of the Western Roman Empire. He became the first King of Italy and ruled as a Germanic ruler. His reign marked the beginning of the Middle Ages in Europe.
Who was the barbarian who ruled briefly but had never been to Rome?
Odoacer deposed Romulus Augustus, the last emperor of the western part of the Roman Empire. He was a Germanic military commander who led a rebellion of Germanic soldiers who had been enlisted in the Roman army. He proclaimed himself king of Italy and ruled for 13 years. He ruled from Ravenna (in northern Italy) because this city had been the capital of the western part of the Roman Empire. Zeno, the emperor of the eastern part of the Roman Empire sent Theodoric the Great, the king of the Ostrogoths to Italy to depose Odoacer on his behalf.
What germanic ruler replaced the last roman emperor?
A number of Barbarian warlords led to the downfall of the Western Roman Empire, (the empire was split into east and west at the time) the Visigoths, the Huns, (although severely weakened after the death of Atilla) the Franks the Lombardi, the Vandals, the Ostrogoths, the Saxons and the Goths. Many more tribes were involved but these are the main ones.
Was odoacer a roman emperor?
No, Odoacer was not an Emperor. He was a general who deposed Romulus Augustulus, the last Emperor of the West Roman Empire, and asked Zeno, the Emperor of the East Roman Empire of the time, to take responsibility for both halves of the empire. Odoacer continued on, apparently as a king or supreme governor, in Italy. Please use the link below for more on Odoacer.
What was the German tribe that rome fell to in the year 476?
The Germanic tribe that conquered Rome in 476 AD was the Ostrogoths, led by their king, Odoacer. This event marked the end of the Western Roman Empire.
how did Germans influence the Roman society over time?
First of all it was not the Germans. Germany and the Germans did not exist back then. It was the Germanic peoples. Germanic is a language group which includes German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and English. These Germanic peoples were the ancestors of the modern peoples who speak these modern languages. During the Late Empire, the Roman army increasingly relied on enlisting Germanic mercenaries in the Roman army and getting military help from allied Germanic peoples. Germanic soldiers became a huge portion of the military forces available to Rome. These soldiers did not have a great influence on Roman society, but became vital for the defence of the empire and a powerful political factor. Germanic military leaders became generals in the Roman army and through this, a powerful political force in the politics of the western part of the Roman Empire. So did the leaders of the allied Germanic peoples, both in the western and the eastern part of the Roman Empire. Alaric I, the king of the allied Visigoths rebelled and devastated Greece. He rebelled again and besieged the city of Rome three times. On the last of these occasions he also sacked it. Theodoric I, the king of the Visigoths, was a major political force in the eastern part of the Roman Empire. To get rid of him Zeno, the emperor of the eastern part of the Roman Empire, sent him to invade Italy on his behalf to depose Odoacer. Odoacer was a Germanic military commander who led a rebellion of the Germanic soldiers in Italy and overthrew Romulus Augustus, the last emperor of the western part of the Roman Empire. Theodoric I became the king of the Visigoth kingdom which comprised Italy and Illyricum (eastern Austria, western Hungary, Slovenia, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Serbia).
Did the civil wars reduce the strength of the roman empire and made it vulnerable to germanic leader Odoacer?
The Western Empire had become progressively fragile through internecene warfare and the rise of Germanic incursions. The lack of stability and precariousness of the western imperial power enabled the Germanic intrusion to grow, and after the deposition of Romulus Augustus and then Nepos by rebellious soldiers, the Senate appointing Odovacer as King of the Western Empire to restore stability. Odovacer self-deprecatingly called himself Patrician, but was effectively king of the west until murdered by another Germanic replacement Theodric who was backed by the Eastern Emperor Zeno. The Western empire was effectively in Germanic hands.
What happend to the western part of the empire after Romulus and Augustulus removed from power?
Romulus Augustulus was overthrown by Odoacer, a military leader who led a revolt of Germanic soldiers of the Roman army. He presented himself as being a client ruler on behalf of Julius Nepos, the emperor who had been deposed by the father of Augustulus, a usurper who had made his son emperor. However, effectively he was king of Italy. The head of the army of the Eastern Empire got Odoacer involved in a plot to overthrow Zeno, the emperor of the east. Odoacer invaded the Eastern Empire. Zeno send Theodoric the Great, the king of the Ostrogoths (a Germanic people) to invade Italy on his behalf and appointed him king of Italy. 42 years later Justinian I, emperor of the Eastern Empire, waged a war against the Ostrogoths to annex Italy to his empire. The Gothic War (554-535) lasted 19 years and destroyed the Ostrogoths, but also parts of northern Italy. However, the Byzantines could not enjoy their success. 14 year later the Lombards (another Germanic people) invaded Italy. As for the other parts of the empire, most of its lands had already been lost as a result of the Germanic invasions.
How did the western empire finally fall?
The western part of the Roman Empire finally fell after being defeated in battle by Odoacer in 476. Odoacer deposed the child-emperor, Romulus Augustulus, and set himself up as king with no quibbling from the eastern Roman emperor. However the steps leading up to the fall had begun a couple of hundred years earlier.
Was Charlemagne a roman emperor or a Germanic King?
Charlemagne was crowned as King of the West Franks in 768, and this certainly made him a Germanic king. He was crowned Emperor of the Roman People by Pope Leo III in 800. Whether this actually made him he a Roman emperor is a question for debate. Certainly Empress Irene of what was called the Roman Empire at the time (now called the Byzantine Empire) did not think the title was legitimate. Please use the link to the related question below for more information on various countries calling themselves the Roman Empire.
