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Years: 470Events Euric, king of the Visigoths, defeats an attempted invasion of Gaul by the Celtic magnate Riothamus. Births Mo Zi, Chinese philosopher, founder of Mohism Dionysius Exiguus Deaths 470. 471Events Northern Wei Xiao Wen Di succeeds Northern Wei Xian Wen Di as ruler of the Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty Acacius becomes Patriarch of Constantinople. Births Deaths Gennadius I, Patriarch of Constantinople Aspar, magister militum of the Eastern Roman 472Events Relations between the Roman Emperor Anthemius and the general Ricimer deteriorate completely. Ricimer proclaims Olybrius emperor, and places Rome, where Anthemius is located, under siege. Anthemius is captured and slain fleeing the city. Births Dea 473Events Glycerius is named Western Roman Emperor. Gundobad becomes king of the Burgundians. Births Deaths 473. 474Events January 18 Leo II becomes briefly Byzantine emperor. February 9 Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire November 17 The death of Leo II leaves Zeno sole Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire; his mother-in-law Verina conspires against him. 475See also 475 (number) Events Orestes forces western Roman emperor Julius Nepos to flee and declares his son Romulus Augustus to be emperor. Euric, king of the Visigoths, returns Provence to Rome in exchange for full independence. Byzantine emperor Zeno is 476Events August The usurper Basiliscus is deposed and Zeno is restored as Eastern Roman Emperor. September 4 Romulus Augustus, the last Emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself King of Italy. Peter the Fuller is restore 477Events Huneric becomes king of Vandals Aelle king of the South Saxons, arrives in England Song Shun Di succeeds Song Hou Fei Di as ruler of the Chinese Song Dynasty Births Deaths January 25: Gaiseric, King of the Vandals 477. 478 479

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• 476 - abdication of Romulus Augustus