Definitions for odoacerˌoʊ doʊˈeɪ sər
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
O•do•a•cerˌoʊ doʊˈeɪ sər(n.)
also Odovacar
a .d . 434?–493, first barbarian ruler of Italy 476–493.
Category: Ancient History, Biography
Princeton's WordNet
Odoacer, Odovacar, Odovakar(noun)
Germanic barbarian leader who ended the Western Roman Empire in 476 and became the first barbarian ruler of Italy (434-493)
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Odoacer
a Hun, son of one of Attila's officers, who entered the Imperial Guards, dethroned Augustulus, and became emperor himself; Zeno, the emperor of the East, enlisted Theodoric of the Ostrogoths against him, who made a treaty with him to be joint ruler of the kingdom of Italy, and assassinated him in 493.
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