According to Google Dictionary a barbarian is a"A member of a community or tribe not belonging to one of the great civilizations (Greek, Roman, Christian)." In other words, to the peoples of these civilisations, this word meant foreigner . Odocacer'spreciseethnicity is not known. However, it is known that he belonged to one of the Germanic peoples. These peoples came from areas north of the Roman Empire, andthereforethe Romans thought he was a barbarian, that is a foreigner.
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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.
In 476 Odoacer, the commander of Germanic troops which fought for the Romans, deposed the last Roman emperor of the west, Romulus Augustus. He did not destroy the empire. After this Theodoric the Great of the (Germanic) Visigoths was sent to depose Odoacer by Zeno, the Roman emperor of the east. Historians used 476 as a conventional date for the end of the Roman empire of the west because there were no further emperors. However, some historians disagree and point out that Theodoric wanted to restore the glory of the empire.
The Barbarian Invasions was created on 2003-05-21.
barbarian was supposed to be anyone besides a roman in the ancient times. the Romans thought that the Gauls (French) Britons (British) and other barbarians that there language sounded like BAR BAR BAR! so they called them barbarians. (i am a Rome expert)
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