Julius Nepos continued to support Anthemius until the latter was killed in 472. Nepos, still residing in Dalmatia, was murdered by one of his own soldiers in 480, on one of three possible dates — April 25, May 9 or June 22; April 25 is probably the correct one. & Elton, Hugh (eds.). Julius was a pedantic bore, the dry, unimaginative stick of an emperor who was unable to deal with a rival or persuade anyone of the justice of his cause. Nepos was soon forgotten, not really an interesting person who had died at the hands of a couple of hired thugs. Nepos was assassinated in 480, and Eastern Emperor Zeno formally abolished the Western division of the Empire. [4] But, in this case, Nepos could do little more than recognise Vandal possession of all the territories they occupied in Africa, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, and the Balearics. From Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia, https://uncyclopedia.ca/w/index.php?title=Julius_Nepos&oldid=6079354. Historian R. W. Burgess denies this identification.

Although his successor had been deposed, Nepos never returned to Italy. Historians claim that Julius Nepos was son of the comes Nepotianus, a general (magister utriusque militiae) who served the Western Roman Empire between 458 and 461 during the reign of Majorian.

[4] Later on in 475, Nepos dispatched a delegation of four bishops to Toulouse from southern Gaul whose job may have been to work out the actual terms of the treaty. [13], Romulus's reign also did not last long. Whilst the rest of the Roman Empire in the West curled up and died, at least in Dalmatia they were proud and spotted to be the Sons of Caesar.

[29][30][31] Nepos inherited control of Dalmatia from his uncle with the title magister militum Dalmatiae,[32] and which was the basis for his future in exile. [16][18] He reigned as an increasingly independent King of Italy, nominally recognising the suzerainty of the Eastern Roman Empire. Since Romulus Augustulus had been a usurper, the true Western Emperor was Julius Nepos, something Zeno pointed out to the embassy from Rome. [21] Adding to the suspicions of Glycerius is a report that Odoacer later made him Bishop of Milan.

He was obliged to hand over his imperial regalia to Julius Nepos and was posted to Salona (in Dalmatia) as Bishop of Salona. His boss Gundobad bunked off out of Italy, leaving Glyercius (remember he was classified as an illegal emperor) to face Julius Nepos. Julius Nepos was his imperial colleague but was also banned from going to Italy. Thus, Burgess concludes his argument that Nepotianus father of Nepos, and the military commander Nepotianus, should be considered as two different individuals. With support of the Eastern Empire, Nepos overthrew his predecessor Glycerius without a fight and proclaimed himself western emperor in June 474.

Where his wife had died or left him is not known.

Four memorial inscriptions commemorating similarly named individuals, from the same region and falling within an appropriate time-frame, have been identified: Aelia Nepotes, Aelia Nepos, Julius Nepos, and Nepotes. In a similar fashion to the negations with the Goths, Nepos attempted to negotiate a settlement.

Julius Nepos in Wikipedia A collaboratively written encyclopedia article about the Roman emperor Julius Nepos. Born to a distinguished family, he succeeded his uncle, Marcellinus, as military governor of the province of Dalmatia in 468. The boy was probably around 15 years old when he became Emperor and is known to history as Romulus Augustulus, using the diminutive second element to mean Romulus the Little Augustus. Calculating that Italy was fed up being controlled by a dirty German, he tried to make an appeal based on his own name.

Julius Nepos's death in 480 marked the formal end of the separate Western Roman Empire.

However Odoacer also wanted to run Italy on his own and offered to control Italy (and the other bits) as a 'Patrician' for Zeno.

In August 476 this changed when Romulus Augustulus's father was killed and he was obliged by the German born commander of the Roman army - a tough guy called Odoacer - to resign as emperor. Julius Nepos in DIR A peer-reviewed encyclopedia article about the Roman emperor Julius Nepos, written by a scholar but meant to be accessible to non-specialists as well. Romulus' short reign ended on September 4, 476, when Odoacer, head of the Germanic Foederati in Italy, captured Ravenna, killed Orestes, and deposed Romulus. Odoacer sent Romulus Augustulus to Campania in exile or retirement, after which he disappears from the historical record. However, Romulus' position was not constitutional inasmuch as he had not been recognised by the Emperor at Constantinople, in whose eyes Nepos was still the sole Augustus of the West. [9] But the evidence available shows Nepos' actions were focused on Gaul and the Visigothic King Euric.

Burgess observes that the claim is premised on one passage from Jordanes' Romana. Julius Nepos (Latin: Flavius Iulius Nepos Augustus; c. 430 – 480) was Western Roman Emperor de facto from 474 to 475 and de jure until 480. So like Julius Caesar, Julius Nepos was murdered but with less drama. To the north of them was a collapsing Hun Empire which offered the chance of some juicy trinkets. Emperor Zeno came up with compromise. He declined to recognise either Olybrius and Glycerius when they were shoved onto the imperial seat by the German born commander Ricimer and his nephew Gundobad. Romulus Augustulus was crowned Emperor but was soon deposed by Odoacer. Marcellinus Comes blames "the treachery of his comes Viator and Ovida" for the murder.

No one appears to have been keen to support Julius Nepos but then nor were any prepared to take a sword in the guts for Glycerius.

Nepos was deposed in 475 by Orestes, who took control of the government at Ravenna on August 28, 475, forcing Nepos to flee by ship to Dalmatia. Being a bishop didn't stop Glycerius and in around April 480, soldiers who were loyal only to themselves stabbed Nepos to death in his palace in Salona. Ovida served as the next ruler of Dalmatia for a few months, but Odoacer used Nepos' murder as a pretext to invade Dalmatia.

It seems Nepos was by this time alone.

In 468, Marcellinus died in Sicily, probably at the hands of Ricimer. In the same year, Orestes enthroned his own teenage son as the new western emperor with the regnal name Romulus Augustus.

[7] In 476, these federal tribes demanded that they be given a third of the land, much like the federal tribes in Gaul. Nepos attempted a campaign to restore his authority in 479/480. Heather, Peter (March 2008). Odoacer was also keep to expand his territories but less keen to go up against the Visigoths or Vandals. Under Roman law, Leo was the sole legitimate Emperor and had the right to select a new western counterpart.

Nepos continued to reign from Dalmatia as the "Emperor of the West" recognized by Constantinople, but in practical terms his power did not extend beyond Dalmatia. Therefore, Zeno unfolded a two-sided plan.

The reasons for Orestes' decision to crown his son as a puppet-emperor, rather than become emperor himself, are somewhat unclear.

Julius Nepos (430-22 June 480) was Western Roman Emperor from June 474 to 28 August 475 (succeeding Glycerius and preceding Romulus Augustulus) and from 4 September 476 to 480 (succeeding Romulus).He was the last Western Roman emperor, reigning in Dalmatia after the loss of Italia to Romulus. Another theory proposed by historians is that Nepos was murdered by one of his own soldiers in AD 480, on either 25 April, 9 May, or 22 June.
Her name is now lost but was probably something like 'Julia' or 'Virtuoso'. Julius Nepos (c. AD 430 – 480) was de jure and de facto Roman emperor of the West from 474 to 475 and then only de jure until his death in 480. [22], Nepotianus is mentioned as having been active in southern Gaul and Hispania, eventually dying in 465.

All other claims to Spain, North Africa and other lost provinces were abandoned by Nepos. Julius Nepos is often classified as the last official Roman Emperor in the West. Guy Halsall states this was at the 'instigation of the Bishop of Salona, that same Glycerius whom Nepos had deposed and driven into the church six years previously'. Julius Nepos grew up on a puppy farm in Dalmatia.

In 468, Marcellinus died in Sicily, probably at the hands of Ricimer. This page was last edited on 4 August 2020, at 00:39. [24] There are numerous historians who certify that Nepos was the nephew of Marcellinus. What is certain is that Odoacer perceived Nepos as a threat, and was determined to get rid of him. [7] There is some debate about the position of Odoacer with modern scholars describing him as being part of the Roman military establishment. Burgess, R. W., "From Gallia Romana to Gallia Gothica: the view from Spain" in Drinkwater, J.F. Julius Caesar had conquered Rome and remade it five centuries ago, Julius Nepos would do the same. He would have to stay in Dalmatia. Some historians consider Nepos to be the last Western Roman Emperor, while others consider the western line to have ended with Romulus Augustulus in 476.
He killed off Nepos's assassins and perhaps also took the opportunity to bump off Glycerius as well to tidy up any loose ends. [1] He captured and killed Orestes and his brother Paul in Piacenza[16] but Romulus still technically remained as the Western Emperor. With his orders in a saddle bag, Julius Nepos was given a small force from the Eastern Romans to invade Italy in 474.

Odoacer ambiguously recognized his claim but refused him any role in government outside of Dalmatia. More of a problem was that Nepos was regarded as a Greek tool and a skinflint. [18] Zeno then replied to Nepos that the western Empire was over. In these inhumane times, this was a line of business that was considered quite normal. [17] Zeno had little interest in western affairs and had no intention of sparing money and men upon Nepos' behalf. He proceeds to argue that, while Nepos came from an important family, the general Nepotianus was a mercenary commander working for the Visigoths, from which came his title of Magister Militiae.