N'ezie, nkwuputa nke Romulus Augustus natara ntakịrị nlebara anya na oge a. Romulus bụ onye na-achị achị n'anya nke Alaeze Ukwu Rom nke Ebe Ọwụwa Anyanwụ na mpaghara ndị fọdụrụ na nchịkwa nke Western Roman na-abụghị Italy, ebe onye eze ukwu Rom bụ Julius Nepos nọ ndụ ma na-azọrọ na ọ na-achịkwa Alaeze Ukwu nke Ebe Ọwụwa Anyanwụ na Dalmatia. Ọzọkwa, ụlọ ikpe nke Ebe Ọdịda Anyanwụ enweghị ikike n'ezie ma bụrụ ndị aristocrats nke German ruo ọtụtụ iri afọ, ebe ọtụtụ n'ime ókèala iwu ya nọ n'okpuru nchịkwa nke alaeze dị iche iche nke ndị Barbarian. Odoacer na-amata Julius Nepos, na Emperor Zeno, dị ka onye nwe ya, na-achịkwa Ọwụwa Anyanwụ Rom.
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