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Germanic leader Odoacer captured Ravenna and deposed Emperor Romulus Augustus, marking the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
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Germanic peoples
Historical group of European people
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Odoacer
Ruler of Italy (c. 433 – 493)
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Ravenna
City in Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Romulus Augustulus
Western Roman emperor from 475 to 476
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Fall of the Western Roman Empire
Loss of political control in antiquity
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