Julius Nepos
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Julius Nepos, or simply Nepos, ruled as Roman emperor of the West from 24 June 474 to 28 August 475. After losing power in Italy, Nepos retreated to his home province of Dalmatia, from which he contin
Bust of the eastern emperor Leo I (r. 457–474), who assigned Nepos the army he took Italy with and who was possibly the uncle of Nepos's wife
Solidus of Nepos minted at Arles in southern Gaul
Tremissis of Nepos minted in Rome.
Approximate extent of Nepos's domain in Dalmatia in 476, with neighbouring states
Western Roman Empire
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In modern historiography, the Western Roman Empire was the Roman Empire's western provinces collectively during any period in which they were administered separately from the eastern provinces by a se
Julius Nepos
…Julius Nepos (died 9 May 480), or simply Nepos, ruled as Roman emperor of the West from 24 June 474 to 28 August 475. After losing power in Italy, Nepos retreated to his home province of Dalmatia, from which he continued to claim the…
Gold solidus of Honorius
Boxwood relief depicting the liberation of a besieged city by a relief force, with those defending the walls making a sortie. Western Roman Empire, early 5th century AD
6th-century Visigothic coin, struck in the name of Emperor Justinian I
Odoacer's Italy in AD 480, following the annexation of Dalmatia