The map show the political situation within the western regions of the Mediterranean after the deposition of the last Western emperor, Romolus Augustulus, by Odoacer, the commander of the Italian imperial army. In reality, the Western Roman Empire had effectively controlled only the Italian peninsula since the death of emperor Majorian (457-461), when his fellow generals in Gaul and in Illyria did not recognise the new emperor Libius Severus (461-465).
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References
- Kulikowski, Professor Michael. Imperial Tragedy’s Empire to the Destruction of Roman Italy AD 363-568. Profile Books, 2021.
- Wickham, Chris. The Inheritance of Rome. Penguin Books, 2010.
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Canton, M. (2026, March 30). 476: The New Political Face of the Western Mediterranean. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21668/476-the-new-political-face-of-the-western-mediterr/
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Canton, Marco. "476: The New Political Face of the Western Mediterranean." World History Encyclopedia, March 30, 2026. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21668/476-the-new-political-face-of-the-western-mediterr/.
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Canton, Marco. "476: The New Political Face of the Western Mediterranean." World History Encyclopedia, 30 Mar 2026, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21668/476-the-new-political-face-of-the-western-mediterr/.
