Key facts
- Born
- Before 433
- Died
- ( 476-08-28 ) 28 August 476
- Office
- Magister militum
- Children
- Romulus Augustulus
- Father
- Tatulus
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Pannonia Savia
- Place of death
- Piacenza
- Child
- Romulus Augustus
- Occupation
- politician
- Participant in
- Deposition of Romulus Augustulus
- Military branch
- Roman army
- Military rank
- magister militum
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- time period
- Roman Empire
- date of death
- 0476-08-28
- date of birth
- 0420-01-01
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
Orestes (died 28 August 476) 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.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Orestes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.