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Romulus Augustus Timeline Game

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About This Challenge

Explore the rise and fall of the Roman Empire in this engaging timeline game that challenges players to place events in their correct chronological order. As you navigate through history, gain a deeper understanding of the political, social, and cultural changes that shaped the world of Romulus Augustus.

  • Test your knowledge of key events from the reign of Romulus Augustus
  • Challenge yourself to think critically about the sequence of historical events
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  • 460 AD: Romulus Augustus is born as Flavius Romulus Augustus
  • 475 AD: Romulus Augustus becomes Western Roman Emperor at the age of 15
  • 476 AD: Odoacer, a Germanic chieftain, deposes Romulus Augustus and becomes King of Italy
  • 476 AD: Romulus Augustus is exiled to the Castellum Lucullanum in Campania
  • 476 AD - Unknown: Romulus Augustus fades into obscurity and his fate remains unknown
  • 476 AD: The fall of the Western Roman Empire is traditionally dated to the deposition of Romulus Augustus
  • 476 AD - 1453 AD: The Eastern Roman Empire, also known as the Byzantine Empire, continues to exist
  • 476 AD: The Roman Senate sends a delegation to Zeno, the Eastern Roman Emperor, requesting a new Western Roman Emperor
  • 476 AD: Zeno appoints Julius Nepos as Western Roman Emperor in opposition to Romulus Augustus
  • 476 AD - 480 AD: Julius Nepos rules as Western Roman Emperor in Dalmatia until his assassination in 480 AD
  • 476 AD: The deposition of Romulus Augustus marks the end of the Western Roman Empire
  • 493 AD: Theodoric the Great, a Gothic king, establishes the Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy
  • 493 AD - 526 AD: Theodoric the Great rules as King of Italy until his death in 526 AD
  • 526 AD: Theodoric the Great is succeeded by his grandson Athalaric as King of Italy
  • 526 AD - 534 AD: Athalaric rules as King of Italy until his death in 534 AD
  • 540 AD: The Byzantine Emperor Justinian I reconquers Italy and establishes the Exarchate of Ravenna
  • 540 AD - 751 AD: The Exarchate of Ravenna serves as the Byzantine Empire's administrative center in Italy
  • 568 AD: The Lombards invade Italy and establish the Kingdom of the Lombards in 568 AD
  • 568 AD - 774 AD: The Lombards rule as kings of Italy until the Frankish King Charlemagne conquers the Lombard Kingdom in 774 AD
  • 476 AD - 774 AD: The fall of the Western Roman Empire paves the way for the rise of the medieval kingdoms in Europe

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