1. Odoacer - Noun
2. Odoacer - Proper noun
Germanic barbarian leader who ended the Western Roman Empire in 476 and became the first barbarian ruler of Italy (434-493)
Source: WordNetA. H. M. Jones also notes that under Odoacer the Senate acquired "enhanced prestige and influence" in order to counter any desires for restoration of Imperial rule. Source: Internet
Both Odoacer and Theoderic and their followers were Arian Christians, but co-existed peacefully with the Latins, who were largely Orthodox. Source: Internet
Bryce 1961, p.25 He was also asked to make Odoacer a patrician, and administrator of Italy in Zeno's name. Source: Internet
Cook uses Ennodius' brevity as an argumentum ex silentio to prove that Odoacer was very supportive of the Church. Source: Internet
By placing himself under the rule of the Eastern Emperor, rather than naming himself Emperor (as other Germanic chiefs had done after deposing past emperors), Odoacer ended the Western Empire by ending the line of Western emperors. Source: Internet
Gregory of Tours, The History of the Franks, translated by Lewis Thorpe (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1974), p. 174 The first certain act recorded for Odoacer was shortly before he arrived in Italy. Source: Internet