Kingdom of Odoacer

Kingdom of Odoacer was a state in Italy (Europe) that lasted from 476 to 493 CE, about 17 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

The barbarian general Odoacer ruled Italy as king under nominal Byzantine overlordship. Theodoric the Ostrogoth besieged him in Ravenna and killed him in 493.

See Kingdom of Odoacer on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

476 to 493 CE

Duration

17 years

Type

State

Region

Italy, Europe

Language family

Germanic

Capital

Ravenna

Came from

• Western Roman Empire 395 to 476 CE

Became

• Ostrogothic Kingdom 493 to 553 CE

Events in Europe during its time

• 476 End of the Western Roman Empire

Neighbours in Europe

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE
• Roman Gaul 50 BCE to 486 CE
• Merovingian Kingdom 481 to 751 CE
• Visigothic Kingdom of Toulouse 418 to 507 CE
• Western Roman Empire 395 to 476 CE
• Ostrogothic Kingdom 493 to 553 CE
• San Marino c. 301 CE to the present
• Kingdom of Gwynedd c. 450 to 1216 CE
• Kingdom of Powys c. 450 to 1160 CE
• Kingdom of Strathclyde c. 450 to 1030 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
• Sasanian Empire 224 to 651 CE, Middle East
• Gupta Empire c. 320 to 550 CE, South Asia

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