Gibbon Chapter XXXVI: The End of the Western Empire Posted on 12 December 2010 by fromtheheartofeurope The last few Emperors of the West stagger on, with Ricimer, a Germanic general in the Roman army, effectively ruling what is left from behind the scenes, more or less ignored by Byzantium, alternatively invaded and propped up by Genseric from the African Vandal kingdom, with a brief spurt of activity under Majorian. After Ricimer’s death, the Gothic leader Odoacer simply abolishes the position of Emperor in Italy; it is not even clear what year this happened in. Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest More Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Related
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