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Definition of Odoacer
1. Noun. Germanic barbarian leader who ended the Western Roman Empire in 476 and became the first barbarian ruler of Italy (434-493).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Odoacer
Literary usage of Odoacer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire by Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman (1881)
"... he descended from the Julian Alps, and displayed his invincible banners on
the confines of Italy.17 Odoacer, a rival not unworthy of his arms, ..."
2. The Dark Ages, 476-918 by Charles William Chadwick Oman (1908)
"Abandoning north Italy Odoacer now fell back on the marsh-girt fortress of Ravenna,
which had baffled so many invaders of the peninsula. ..."
3. The Holy Roman Empire by James Bryce Bryce (1902)
"Its extinction by Odoacer, AD 476. Caesar of Rome, had formally announced his
resignation to the senate, a deputation from that body proceeded to the ..."
4. The History of Nations by Henry Cabot Lodge (1906)
"476-526 A THOUGH a barbarian by birth, Odoacer showed great capacity and solid
good sense, ... The Senate, by order of Odoacer, sent a deputation to Zeno, ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"The senate had chosen Odoacer, whose knowledge of military affairs and whose
statesmanship admirably fitted him for preserving order in that part of the ..."
6. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1867)
"His brother Odoacer led a wandering life among the barbarians of Noricum, with
a mind and a fortune suited to the most desperate adventures ; and when he ..."
7. The Historical Geography of Europe by Edward Augustus Freeman (1882)
"Odoacer was practically a barbarian king independent of the Empire; but the unity
... Presently Odoacer was overthrown by Theodoric King of the East-Goths, ..."
8. The Historical Geography of Europe by Edward Augustus Freeman (1882)
"Odoacer was practically a barbarian king independent of the Empire; ...
Presently Odoacer was overthrown by Theodoric King of the East-Goths, who, ..."
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