Orestes_(father_of_Romulus_Augustulus)
Orestes (father of Romulus Augustulus)
Roman politician and general (420–476)
Orestes[1] (died 28 August 476)[1] was a Roman general and politician of Pannonian ancestry. He joined the court of Attila the Hun in his native Pannonia, in which he reached a high position, becoming one of Attila's most trusted men. Orestes also held considerable influence in the late Western Roman Empire. His son Romulus Augustulus became Roman Emperor of the West.
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