Julius Nepos

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Roman emperor Western Roman emperor late Roman historical figure

Julius Nepos was a late Western Roman emperor, often regarded as the last legitimate holder of the imperial title in the West before the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

Aliases (1)

Imperator Caesar Julius Nepos Augustus ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman emperor → Western Roman emperor → late Roman historical figure →
appointedBy	Eastern Roman emperor Leo I →
associatedWithEvent	final phase of the Western Roman Empire →
birthPlace	Dalmatia →
burialPlace	Dalmatia →
contemporaryWith	Odoacer → Orestes → Romulus Augustulus →
continuedToClaimTitle	Emperor of the Western Roman Empire →
countryOfCitizenship	Western Roman Empire →
deathCause	assassination →
deathDate	480 →
deathPlace	Dalmatia → near Salona →
familyName	Nepos →
fledTo	Dalmatia →
givenName	Julius →
governedRegionBeforeAccession	Dalmatia →
historicalReputation	last de jure Western Roman emperor →
languageSpoken	Latin →
militaryRank	general →
notableFor	being regarded as the last legitimate Western Roman emperor → maintaining imperial claim in exile after loss of Italy →
overthrownBy	Orestes → rebellious troops in Italy →
parentState	Roman Empire →
positionHeld	Emperor of the Western Roman Empire → magister militum of Dalmatia →
predecessor	Glycerius →
recognizedBy	Eastern Roman Empire → Eastern Roman emperor Zeno →
reignEnd	480 →
reignStart	474 →
religion	Christianity →
residence	Dalmatia → Ravenna →
ruledTerritory	Dalmatia → Italy →
spouse	niece of Eastern Roman emperor Leo I →
successor	none (often considered the last legitimate Western Roman emperor) →
timePeriod	5th century → Late Antiquity →
title	Imperator Caesar Julius Nepos Augustus →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Orestes →	associatedWith
Glycerius →	deposedBy
Fall of the Western Roman Empire →	hasKeyFigure
Western Roman Empire →	lastDeJureRuler
Orestes →	opponent
Romulus Augustulus →	predecessor
Western Roman Empire →	ruler
Glycerius →	successor
Julius Nepos ("Imperator Caesar Julius Nepos Augustus") →	title