Julius Nepos on a coin.

Julius Nepos (c.430 - 480), was the last legitimate emperor (474-480) of the Western Roman Empire. Julius Nepos. ... Julius Nepos. ... Events Saint Patrick reaches Ireland on his missionary expedition. ... Events Odoacer defeats an attempt by Julius Nepos to recapture Italy, and has Julius killed; Odoacer also captured Dalmatia. ... This is a list of Roman Emperors with the dates they controlled the Roman Empire. ... Events January 18 - Leo II briefly becomes Byzantine emperor. ... Events Odoacer defeats an attempt by Julius Nepos to recapture Italy, and has Julius killed; Odoacer also captured Dalmatia. ... The Western Roman Empire is the name given to the western half of the Roman Empire after its division by Diocletian in 286. ...

Nepos was the husband of the niece of the Eastern Roman emperor Leo, thus Julius "the Nephew", and was named as emperor in the West by Leo in 474, in order to end the reign of the usurper Glycerius, who had been raised to the throne by a Burgundian Magister militum (or Master of Soldiers) in the western capital of Ravenna. Officially, however, Leo was sole emperor in such a case and had the right to select a new western Augustus. He chose Nepos, the governor of the province of Dalmatia, and in June 474, Nepos entered Ravenna, was accepted as emperor and forced Glycerius to step down. Glycerius was shunted off to Dalmatia as bishop of the city of Salona, where they later crossed paths again. This is a list of Byzantine Emperors. ... Leo I coin. ... Glycerius (c. ... Burgundian is either of the following; An extinct language of the Germanic language group spoken by the Burgundians. ... Magister militum (Master of the Soldiers) was a rank used in the later Roman Empire dating from the reign of Constantine. ... Ravenna is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. ... Augustus (plural Augusti) is Latin for majestic or venerable. The greek equivalent is sebastos, or a mere grecization (by changing of the ending) augustos. ... Dalmatia (Croatian Dalmacija, Italian Dalmazia) is a region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, (mostly) in modern Croatia, spreading between the island of Rab in the northwest and the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. ... Solin (It. ...

As emperor, Nepos tried to consolidate the empire's remaining Western holdings, which consisted of Italy and footholds in northern and southern Gaul. He was able to renegotiate a recently concluded peace settlement with the Visigoths and their king Euric, which restored the Provence region of Gaul to imperial control in exchange for some other, minor territories where Nepos was unable to maintain firm control. But he was less successful in negotiating with Geiseric, the king of the Vandals, who was once again launching pirate attacks on Italy's coasts. Having recently made peace with the eastern empire, Geiseric saw no need to make new concessions to Nepos. Map of Gaul circa 58 BC Gaul (from Latin Gallia, c. ... The Visigoths, originally Tervingi, or Vesi (the noble ones), one of the two main branches of the Goths (of which the Ostrogothi were the other), were one of the loosely-termed Germanic peoples that disturbed the late Roman Empire. ... Euric, also known as Eurico, Evaric, or Erwig, (c. ... Provence is a former Roman province and is now a region of southeastern France, located on the Mediterranean Sea adjacent to Frances border with Italy. ... Geiseric the Lame (circa 389 – January 25, 477), also spelled as Gaiseric or Genseric the Lame, was the King of the Vandals and Alans (428–477) and was one of the key players in the troubles of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century. ... The Vandals were an East Germanic tribe that entered the late Roman Empire during the 5th century and created a state in North Africa, centered on the city of Carthage. ...

Nepos was, by all accounts, one of the more capable of the late western emperors, but he was unpopular with the Roman Senate, which disliked him for his close ties to the east. When Nepos made the mistake of appointing the untrustworthy Orestes as his master of soldiers, his lack of a western core of support came back to haunt him. The Roman Senate (Latin, Senatus) was a deliberative body which was important in the government of both the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. ... Flavius Orestes (d. ...

On August 28, 475, Orestes took control of the government at Ravenna and forced Nepos to flee by ship to Dalmatia. Since he couldn't become emperor himself, as a Germanic tribesman, Orestes appointed his son Romulus, who was born to his Roman wife, as the new emperor. Although the boy was probably no more than 10 years old, Orestes gave him the name Romulus Augustus. Known to history as Romulus Augustulus, he is usually considered the last Roman emperor in the west. August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... Dalmatia (Croatian Dalmacija, Italian Dalmazia) is a region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, (mostly) in modern Croatia, spreading between the island of Rab in the northwest and the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. ... The term Germanic tribes (or Teutonic tribes) applies to the ancient Germanic peoples of Europe. ... Tremissis of Romulus Augustulus Flavius Romulus Augustus (460s/470s – after 511), often called Romulus Augustulus, was the last of the Western Roman Emperors. ...

However, Nepos continued to rule in Dalmatia as the rightful western emperor, and continued to be recognized as such in Gaul and court in Constantinople. When Odoacer captured Ravenna, killed Orestes and deposed Romulus on September 4, 476, he proclaimed himself ruler of Italy and asked the eastern emperor Zeno to legalize his position as patricius of the Roman Empire and Zeno viceroy of Italy. Zeno did so, but insisted that he recognize Nepos as western emperor. Odoacer did this, and even issued coins in Nepos' name throughout Italy. A similar situation obtained in north Gaul where the Roman general Syagrius minted coins in Nepos' name until his defeat in 486. Odoacer solidus struck in name of Zeno. ... September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... Events August - The usurper Basiliscus is deposed and Zeno is restored as Eastern Roman Emperor. ... Imperator Caesar Flavius Zeno Augustus or Tarasicodissa or Trascalissaeus (c. ... Patricians (patricii) were originally the elite caste in ancient Rome. ... Syagrius (died 487) was the son of Aegidius, the last Roman magister militum per Gallias, who had preserved a rump state around Soissons after the collapse of central rule in the western empire. ...

Similar arrangements might have continued for many years had not events taken another course. First, in about 479, Nepos began to plot against Odoacer, hoping to regain control of Italy for himself. Another, perhaps (sources aren't sure on this) is that Glycerius, who continued as bishop of Salona, was plotting revenge against Nepos. What is certain is that Odoacer was determined to get rid of him. Events End of the Song Dynasty and beginning of the Qi Dynasty in southern China. ...

He was murdered by his soldiers on one of three dates -- April 25, May 9 or June 22 -- of 480. The April 25 date is probably the correct one. Almost immediately, Odoacer invaded Dalmatia, defeated a force led by the Roman general Ovida on December 9, and added the province to his own kingdom. Adding fuel to the suspicions about Glycerius is a report that Odoacer then made him bishop of Mediolanum (modern Milan). April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Milan (Italian: Milano; Milanese dialect: Milán) is the main city in northern Italy, and is located in the plains of Lombardy, the most populated and developed region in Italy. ...

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