Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae, John C. Rolfe (Translator), val2.8

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[37] Augustulus,¹ who was called Romulus by his parents before he mounted the throne, was made emperor by his father, the patrician Orestes. Then Odoacar made his appearance with a force of Sciri² and killed the patrician Orestes at Placentia, and his brother Paulus at the Pine Grove,³ outside the Classis⁴ at Ravenna.

[38] Then he entered Ravenna, deposed Augustulus from his throne, but in pity for his tender years, granted him his life; and because of his beauty he also gave him an income of six thousand gold-pieces⁵ and sent him to Campania,⁶ to live there a free man with his relatives. Now his father Orestes was a Pannonian, who joined with Attila at the time when he came to Rome, and was made his secretary, a position from which he had advanced to the rank of patrician.

Res Gestae. Ammianus Marcellinus. John C. Rolfe (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1935-1940.

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[37] Augustulus, qui ante regnum Romulus a parentibus vocabatur, a patre Oreste patricio factus est imperator. Superveniens autem Odoachar cum gente Scirorum occidit Orestem patricium in Placentia et fratrem eius Paulum ad Pinetam foris Classem Ravennae.

[38] Ingrediens autem Ravennam deposuit Augustulum de regno, cuius infantiae misertus concessit ei sanguinem, et quia pulcher erat, etiam¹ donans² ei reditum sex milia solidos, misit eum intra Campaniam cum parentibus suis libere vivere. Enim pater eius Orestes Pannonius,³ qui eo tempore quando Attila ad Italiam venit se illi iunxit et eius notarius factus fuerat. Unde profecit et usque ad patriciatus dignitatem pervenerat.⁴

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1. His title Augustus was changed to Augustulus in mockery of, or perhaps because of, his youth.

2. See Pliny, N.H. iv. 97, and note 1, p. 507; they served as mercenaries in the Roman army, but revolted.

3. Pineta is a late form for Pinetum.

4. Classes, or Classis, was a part of Ravenna near the harbour of the praetorian fleet.

5. See Amm. xx. 4, 18, note 5.

6. Cf. Jordanes, 46,

in Lucullano Campaniae castello exilii poena damnavit.

Ammianus Marcellinus Res Gestae val2.8

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