27K views · 794 reactions | In 476 AD Odoacer toppled Romulus Augustulus, turning Roman rule in Italy into a new medieval order. #RomanHistory #LateAntiquity #MedievalEurope | The History Page | Facebook

On September 4, 476 AD, Germanic soldier Odoacer led a revolt that deposed Romulus Augustulus, the last Western Roman Emperor, marking the end of the Western Roman Empire. A high-ranking military leader commanding Germanic foederati troops, Odoacer was not an outside invader. His soldiers, from tribes such as the Heruli, Rugians, and Scirians, grew discontent and declared him king. Instead of harming the young emperor, Odoacer sent him into a comfortable exile with a generous pension while estab