THE DAY IN HISTORY · SEPTEMBER 4
September 4 in history
What happened on September 4: 1 moment from the Maps of History atlases, in 476, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Deposition of Romulus Augustulus
4 Sep 476 — Odoacer deposes the boy-emperor Romulus Augustulus and sends the imperial regalia to Constantinople: the West needs no emperor of its own. Almost nobody notices.
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