Monday, June 24, 2024

Greetings all,

On this day we reflect on Julius Nepos deposing Glycerius as Emperor of the West on June 24th in 474 AD:


Glycerius had reigned for a year but had not been recognized by Emperor Leo I in the East. These were the final dark days for the Western Roman Empire, Nepos ruled Rome for only a year before retreating to Dalmatia. He had hopes of regaining the West from there as he did have support from Zeno in the East, but that did not happen.

-Marcus Cassius Julianus
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