10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ODOVACAR»
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Encyclopedia of Barbarian Europe: Society in Transformation
Odovacar (c. 433–493) Germanic warrior of the Scirian tribe who rebelled against
the last western Roman em- peror, Romulus Augustulus, and Romulus's father,
the master of the soldiers, Orestes. Odovacar deposed Romulus and is thus ...
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Generalissimos of the Western Roman Empire
no western consul since 472, but starting in 480 Odovacar began to nominate
one (always, of course, a Roman citizen) just as his predecessors had done, and
these western consuls probably received recognition in the East. This, of course ...
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The Cambridge Medieval History
436 Odovacar's Government [480-490 for Odovacar in which he granted him the
dignity in question. Zeno in short had to recognise the fait accompli, the more so
as the ambassadors from Rome to Byzantium had there found themselves in the
...
years. Not until August 29, 492, after procuring a sufficient number of ships in
Rimini, were the Goths able to set up an effective blockade. Of course, at that
point Odovacar must have long since given up hope of victory. On the night of
July 9/10, ...
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The Roman Empire and Its Germanic Peoples
Odovacar's wife was Sunigilda, his son, Thela. While his father Edica was killed
in battle in 469, all other known members of the Scirian royal clan perished in
493 along with Odovacar.4 After the battle at the Nedao River in 454/455, Edika
had ...
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The Early Medieval World: From the Fall of Rome to the Time ...
Odovacar was a Germanic warrior of the Scirian tribe who rebelled against the
last western Roman emperor, Romulus Augustulus, and Romulus's father, the
master of the soldiers, Orestes. Odovacar deposed Romulus and is thus
traditionally ...
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Medieval European Coinage: Volume 1, The Early Middle Ages ...
(b) THE COINAGE OF ODOVACAR, 476-93 Odovacar, despite his royal title,
formally ruled Italy as an imperial official (cf. Jones 1962), and during most of his
reign the mints of Milan, Ravenna and Rome continued to issue coin in the name
of ...
Philip Grierson, Mark Blackburn, 2007
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The Cambridge Medieval History Series volumes 1-5
Odovacar 476 Odovacar was a Rugian, the son of that Edeco, Attila's general
and minister. Odovacar had followed his father's colleague into Italy where he
occupied the humble position of spearman in the household troop, from which he
...
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Romans, Barbarians, and the Transformation of the Roman ...
One of the most significant transformations of the Roman world between the fourth and seventh centuries C.E. was the integration and impact of barbarian peoples into the social, cultural, religious and political Mediterranean world.
Professor Ralph W Mathisen, Professor Danuta Shanzer, 2013
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The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the ...
Certainly, unlike in the Burgundian kingdom, taxation remained a living feature of
government in post-Roman Italy, so Odovacar, like Euric, perhaps had more
freedom of manoeuvre and didn't need to resort to large-scale private
confiscation.
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Ancient Coins: Coinage of the Barbarian Invaders
In 488, emperor Zeno ordered Theodoric to invade Italy with an army of Goths to overthrow Odovacar (also spelled Odoacer), the barbarian ... «CoinWeek, Sep 14»
Ten moments that shook the Roman world, in pictures
Odovacar, commander of the last Roman army of Italy, exploits discontent over pay arrears among his soldiers to depose the last western ... «OUPblog, May 14»
