<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Romulus Augustus </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Father </Th> <Td> Orestes </Td> </Tr> <P> Romulus Augustus (Latin: Romulus Augustus; born c . AD 460--died after AD 476, and was apparently still alive as late as 507) was a Roman emperor and alleged usurper who ruled the Western Roman Empire from 31 October AD 475 until 4 September AD 476 . His deposition by Odoacer traditionally marks the end of the Roman Empire in the West, the fall of ancient Rome, and the beginning of the Middle Ages in Western Europe . </P> <P> He is mostly known by his nickname "Romulus Augustulus", though he ruled officially as Romulus Augustus . The Latin suffix - ulus is a diminutive; hence, Augustulus effectively means "Little Augustus". </P>

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