Odovacar

American

[oh-doh-vey-ker] / ˌoʊ doʊˈveɪ kər /

noun

Odoacer.

Odovacar British

/ ˌəʊdəˈvɑːkə /

noun

same as Odoacer

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But the Ro mans made the mistake of recruiting Germans for their legions, and the leader of one of these fifth columns, Odovacar the Goth, overthrew the Roman Empire in 476.

From Time Magazine Archive

Liberius, servant of Odovacar, 156; Roman senator, 314.

From Theodoric the Goth Barbarian Champion of Civilisation by Hodgkin, Thomas

The Master of the Soldiery himself fled to Placentia, but was there taken prisoner and beheaded, only five days after the elevation of Odovacar.

From Theodoric the Goth Barbarian Champion of Civilisation by Hodgkin, Thomas

But it was only in Italy that Odovacar obtained recognition.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly

Frederic the Rugian, joins Odovacar and Tufa, 120.

From Theodoric the Goth Barbarian Champion of Civilisation by Hodgkin, Thomas

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