odoacer

what if Byzantium conquers Odacer instead of orsogoths ? Odoacer was a soldier and statesman of barbarian background, who deposed the child emperor Romulus Augustulus and became King of Italy (476–493). Odoacer's overthrow of Romulus Augustulus is traditionally seen as marking the end of the...

What effects would either of these three situations have: 1) The Ostrogoths never invade Italy or Odoacer defeats them. 2) A surviving Ostrogothic kingdom, perhaps Justinian doesn’t invade. 3) Justinian does invade the Ostrogoths but does it right and it goes as quickly and successful as in...

In 488 AD , at the behest of Byzantine Emperor Zeno , Theodoric moved his people , the Ostrogoths to Italy . With a Minimum PoD of 476 , prevent the Ostrogoths from moving into Italy . Keep in mind The Goths should not move into Italy and get obliterated by Odoacer , They should never move to...

476-477 AD As Orestes and his brother Paulus lay slain, blood dripping from their corpses, Odoacer could only ponder the future. By no means did he intend to destroy Rome, but if the Foederati and the Italians wished him to be their King..he would not deny them. Securing Ravenna and placing...

Odoacer was a Germanic born warlord from the 5th century most commonly known for legally felling the Western Roman Empire in 476 by deposing the last Western Emperor, Romulus Augustulus and taking over political control of Italy. Despite the fickle legality and legacy of such deed, Odoacer was a...

Hi everybody, and welcome to my new timeline “From exile to triumph”, a story based on the roman emperor Julius Nepos and how he was able to reverte the destiny of his empire. Feel free to post any comment, suggestion or idea and please forgive me for any error you will find in the story or in...

Rex Odoacer (433-509) is known as one of the most respected characters on post western roman history (being him the one who started this age by conquering Ravenna in 476 also), Odoacer pragmatic views resulted on one of the most prosperous revivals known in history, as he kept the roman senate...

A spinoff from the other poll. The Western Roman Empire (or the empire in the west, depending on how you see it) is commonly stated to have fallen with either the overthrowing of Romulus Augustulus in 476 and the establishment of the Kingdom of Italy by Odoacer or the death of Julius Nepos in...