Who was Orestes' son?
Julius Caesar
Romulus Augustulus
Marcus Antonius
Cleopatra VII
Answer
Romulus Augustulus was the last Western Roman Emperor, reigning from 475 to 476. He was the son of Orestes, who had usurped the throne from Emperor Julius Nepos. Romulus Augustulus was a figurehead emperor, and his reign was marked by the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. In 476, he was deposed by Odoacer, a Germanic chieftain, and the Western Roman Empire ceased to exist.
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