The last Western Roman emperor, deposed in 476, the traditional end of ancient Rome.
511 to 530), nicknamed Augustulus, was Roman emperor of the West from 31 October 475 until 4 September 476. Romulus was placed on the imperial throne while still a minor by his father Orestes, the magister militum, for whom he served as little more than a figurehead. After a rule of ten months, the barbarian general Odoacer defeated and killed Orestes and deposed Romulus. As Odoacer did not proclaim any successor, Romulus is typically regarded as the last Western Roman emperor, his deposition marking the end of the Western Roman Empire as a political entity. Very few records survive of Romulus's reign. The nickname "Augustulus" means "little Augustus" and was a derisive reference to his young age.
