Julius Nepos
Roman emperor (430-480)
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5th century
- 430Julius Nepos, Western Roman Emperor (d. 480)source
- 473March 3 – Gundobad (nephew of Ricimer) nominates Glycerius as emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Emperor Leo I refuses to recognize him, and chooses Julius Nepos as candidate to the Western throne.source
- 474June 24 – Julius Nepos arrives at Portus, and marches on Ravenna. He forces Glycerius to abdicate the throne, and proclaims himself emperor of the Western Roman Empire.source
- 475Summer – Emperor Julius Nepos grants the Visigoth King Euric legal tenure of his conquests, which include Provence (region of Gaul), in exchange for full independence.source
- 476Julius Nepos, de jure ruler, becomes legally the last "Western Roman Emperor". He governs Dalmatia (Balkans), Morocco, and Northwest Gaul until his death in 480, but has no effective power on the Italian Peninsula.source
- 479Julius Nepos, former emperor of the Western Roman Empire, plans military campaigns in Dalmatia against Odoacer, hoping to regain control of Italy himself.source
- 480Julius Nepos, former emperor of the Western Roman Empire, dies in exile in Dalmatia (he is murdered by his own soldiers, in his villa, near Salona).source
- 480Julius Nepos, Western Roman Emperorsource
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- Western Roman Empire (4)
- Dalmatia (2)
- Roman Emperor (2)
- Italy (1)
- Odoacer (1)
- Dalmatia (Roman province) (1)
- Gaul (1)
- Visigoths (1)
- Provence (1)
- Euric (1)
- Ravenna (1)
- Portus (1)