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Definition of Odovakar
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 Odovakar
Literary usage of Odovakar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Italy and Her Invaders by Thomas Hodgkin (1880)
"On the other hand, among the Latin-speaking inhabitants of Italy, the vast majority
of his new subjects, Odovakar probably preferred to be known as ' the ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"Odovakar inaugurated that long series of foreign rulers— Greeks, Franks, Germans,
... He defeated Odovakar, drove him to Ravenna, besieged him there, ак. ..."
3. The History of the Middle Ages by Victor Duruy (1891)
"Zeno authorized him to descend upon Italy where Odovakar was reigning, for the
Emperor of Constantinople cared nothing for the Kingdom of the Heruli. ..."
4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"When Odovakar (Odoacer), King of the Heruli, set out on his march against Rome,
... After Odovakar had overthrown the Roman Empire of the West, ..."
5. A History of the Christian Church by Williston Walker (1918)
"Orestes refused, and the army rose in mutiny in 476 under the Germanic general
Odovakar, whom it made King. This date has usually been taken as that of the ..."
6. Epitome of Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern History by Karl Julius Ploetz (1883)
"There was no conquest of the western empire by Odovakar, but the line of Emperors
in the West came to an end in consequence of domestic revolution, ..."
7. Epitome of Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern History by Karl Julius Ploetz (1911)
"There was no conquest of the western empire by Odovakar, but the line of Emperors
in the West came to an end in consequence of domestic revolution, ..."
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