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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Germanic general who seized control of Rome and ruled it for almost 15 years
A
Adrianople
B
Alaric
C
Slavic
D
Odoacer
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In A.D. 476, a Germanic general named Odoacer took control and overthrew the western emperor, a 14-year-old boy named Romulus Augustus. No Roman emperor ever again ruled Rome. This is considered the end of the Western Roman Empire.

Detailed explanation-2: -Romulus Augustus, the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed by Odoacer, a German barbarian who proclaims himself king of Italy. Odoacer was a mercenary leader in the Roman imperial army when he launched his mutiny against the young emperor.

Detailed explanation-3: -Odoacer’s deposition of Romulus Augustus, occurring in 476 AD, was a coup that marked the end of the reign of the Western Roman Emperor last approved by the Western Roman Senate and the creation of the Kingdom of Italy, although Julius Nepos exercised control over Dalmatia until 480.

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