Romulus aiva mutongi mumaziso eEastern Roman Empire uye nzvimbo dzasara dzeWestern Roman kudzora kunze kweItaly, nemutongi wekare Julius Nepos achiri mupenyu uye achizviti anotonga Western Roman Empire muDalmatia. Uyezve, Western Court yakanga isina simba rechokwadi uye yakanga yakatarisana neGermanic aristocrats kwemakumi emakore, yakawanda yenharaunda yayo yepamutemo iri pasi pekutonga kwehumambo hwakasiyana-siyana hwevatorwa. NaOdoacer achibvuma Julius Nepos, uye Eastern Emperor Zeno Zeno, semutongi wake wega weRoma, akachengetedza kutonga kweWestern Roman muItaly.
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