Renovatio Imperii

In 480,, the last who could legally claim the throne of the , was assassinated on the orders of Odoacer, a barbarian usurper who had occupied and ; thus, the western half of the Roman Empire was once and for all lost to the barbarians.

But things did not have to go in such a tragic way. Perhaps Julius could have survived the attempt on his life, and reconquer Italy: perhaps then, the Empire could be saved from the brink of destruction. This is the story of Rome after its fall, of an empire renewed.

Longobard Emperors

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Frankish Emperors


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