ODOACER, THE FIRST BARBARIAN KING OF ITALY

Plus BY: THE ROMAN EMPIRE DECEMBER 24, 2023

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ODOACER, THE FIRST BARBARIAN KING OF ITALY

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Early Life and Growing Up

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Getting Really Good at Fighting

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Being in Charge in Ravenna

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Taking Over Rome (in 476 AD)

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Odoacer, the King of Italy

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Things Go Wrong (in 493 AD)

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Odoacer's Special Mark

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