Orestes (father of Romulus Augustulus)
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Orestes (died 28 August 476) was a Roman general and politician of Pannonian ancestry. He joined the court of Attila the Hun in his native Pannonia, in which he reached a high position, becoming one of Attila's most trusted men. Orestes also held considerable influence in the late Western Roman Empire. His son Romulus Augustulus became Roman Emperor of the West.
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Born
Before 433
Died
(476-08-28)28 August 476
Office
Magister militum
Children
Romulus Augustulus
Father
Tatulus
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Preceded byEcdicius
Preceded byEcdicius
Military offices
Preceded byEcdicius
Military offices
Magister militum of the Western Roman army 475–476
Military offices
Succeeded byPost abolished
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| Preceded byEcdicius | Magister militum of the Western Roman army 475–476 | Succeeded byPost abolished |
References
- J.R. Martindale The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire vol. II pp. 811–812. Cambridge University Press, 1980
- www.britannica.comhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Orestes-Roman-general
- Romans and Barbarians The Decline of the Western Empirehttps://books.google.com/books?id=BiXgsE7vsjcC
- Attila The Hun Barbarian Terror and the Fall of the Roman Empirehttps://books.google.com/books?id=f-YN6NwHqq4C
- Priscus, History, fragment 7.
- Priscus, History, fragment 8.
- Thomas Hodgkin, Italy and Her Invaders, vol. 2, p. 498
- Thomas Hodgkin, Italy and Her Invaders, vol. 2, p. 522