Kingdom of Odoacer

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Kingdom of Italy
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476 – 493 Flag →
Image:Landkarte2.jpg
A German Map showing the Kingdom of Odoacer in Dark Yellow.
Capital Ravenna
44°25′N, 12°12′E
Language(s) Latin, Gothic
Religion Arianism
Government Monarchy
King of Italy¹ Odoacer
Historical era Late Antiquity
 - Confirmation of title 476
 - Murder of Odoacer 493
¹ Rex Italiae

The Kingdom of Odoacer, or Kingdom of Italy, was the realm ruled by the first Germanic king of the Italian peninsula between 476 and 493. In 476, Odoacer had officially been confirmed by Zeno, the emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire as the King of Italy (rex Italiae). However as Odoacer's kingdom expanded this worried the Eastern Emperor, who came to see Odoacer as a rival.

Starting in 490, Odoacer was besieged at Ravenna by Theodoric the Great, but in the outcome after the three year siege neither side had won the battle. On February 2, 493, Theodoric and Odoacer signed a treaty that assured both parties would rule over Italy. At the banquet organised to celebrate the treaty, Odoacer was killed by Theodoric.

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