# Romulus Augustulus Deposed (476)

URL: https://roman-history.com/timeline/476-romulus-augustulus-deposed
Location: Ravenna
Categories: main-event

Odoacer removed the young western emperor and governed Italy while acknowledging the eastern emperor.

## Why it matters
The date conventionally marks the end of the Western Roman Empire, not of the Roman state in the East.

Ruler at the time: [Zeno](https://roman-history.com/rulers/zeno)