👑 On this day in 476 CE: Romulus Augustulus is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself "King of Italy", thus ending the Western Roman Empire.

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On #ThisDayInHistory in 312, #Constantine I beat #Maxentius at the #BattleOfMilvianBridge and became sole emperor in the #WesternRomanEmpire. Christians later claimed he saw a #ChiRo in the sky and won because of Christ's support, but #Roman sources do not support this idea.

Giulio Nepote: the last emperor

On June 24, 474, 1552 years ago today, Julius Nepos proclaimed himself emperor of the Wes…

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On November 19th, 461 CE, Libius Severus became emperor, a powerless figure in a fading empire.
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