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Assassinated, Julius Nepos's fate was sealed during Odoacer's reign. Odoacer, a Germanic general, deposed Nepos, the Western Roman Emperor, in 475 CE. Nepos fled to Dalmatia, where he established a rival court. However, Odoacer's forces pursued him, and Nepos was assassinated in 480 CE. His death marked the end of the Western Roman Empire and the beginning of Odoacer's rule as King of Italy.