Orestes (father of Romulus Augustulus)
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Orestes | |
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| Died | 28 August 476 |
| Office | Magister militum |
| Children | Romulus Augustulus |
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Orestes
Biography
Born to a Roman
In 475, Orestes was appointed
In popular culture
- Orestes was played by Attila, which depicts his time in service of the Hunnic king.
- The character of Orestes was played by Iain Glen in the 2007 historical-fiction film The Last Legion, which shows the character during his period of rule in Rome, although the film deviates significantly from the historical record of these events.
- Orestes is portrayed as the primary villain in Michael Curtis Ford's novel The Fall of Rome.
See also
References
- ^ a b J.R. Martindale The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire vol. II pp. 811–812. Cambridge University Press, 1980
- ISBN 9780299087043.
- ISBN 9781446419328. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ Priscus, History, fragment 7.
- ^ Priscus, History, fragment 8.
External links
- Gibbon, Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire part v, chapter xxxvi
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