Glycerius

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Glycerius was a late Western Roman emperor who briefly ruled in the mid-5th century during the empire’s final years of decline.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman emperor
Western Roman emperor
historical figure
afterDepositionTitle bishop of Salona
appointedBy Gundobad
capitalDuringReign Ravenna
countryOfCitizenship Western Roman Empire
deathApproximateYear 480s
deposedBy Byzantine Empire
surface form: Eastern Roman Empire

Julius Nepos
floruit 5th century
givenName Glycerius self-link
historicalContext final years of the Western Roman Empire
locatedInTimePeriod Late Antiquity
notableFor brief reign as one of the last Western Roman emperors
notRecognizedBy Leo I
surface form: Eastern Roman emperor Leo I
occupation emperor
soldier
placeOfBirth Dalmatia
placeOfDeath Salona
positionHeld Western Roman emperor
predecessor Olybrius
recognizedBy Western Roman authorities
reignCharacterization short and politically unstable
reignEnd 474
reignStart 473
religion Christianity
successor Julius Nepos
supportedBy Gundobad
surface form: Burgundian general Gundobad
wasEmperorOf Western Roman Empire

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Glycerius givenName Glycerius self-link
Julius Nepos predecessor Glycerius
Western Roman Empire ruler Glycerius
Olybrius successor Glycerius