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A gold solidus of Anthemius, with the emperor on the front and two emperors standing together on the backImage: Gabe the Pianist · CC BY-SA 4.0politics · Europe
The Western Roman emperor Anthemius is killed in Rome
Anthemius, a Greek aristocrat, was sent from Constantinople in 467 to rule the crumbling Western Empire, but real power in Italy lay with the general Ricimer. The two fell out, and in 472 Ricimer raised a rival emperor, Olybrius, and besieged Anthemius in Rome. The city fell, and on 11 July 472 Anthemius, found hiding in disguise, was beheaded. Ricimer himself died weeks later, and the Western Empire had only four years left.
Source: Britannica: Anthemius ↗
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