<P> Romulus Augustulus ( c . AD 460 -- after AD 476 ; apparently still alive as late as AD 507 ) , formally known as Romulus Augustus , was a Roman emperor and alleged usurper who ruled the Western Roman Empire from 31 October AD 475 until 4 September AD 476 . His deposition by Odoacer traditionally marks the end of the Roman Empire in the West , the fall of Ancient Rome , and the beginning of the Middle Ages in Western Europe . </P>
who was the last roman emperor and what happened to him
Romulus Augustulus deposition by Odoacer