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Glycerius

Emperor of the Western Roman Empire

b. 420 CE – d. 483 CE World The Middle of The Earth

Glycerius (c. 420 – after 480) was a Western Roman Emperor from 473 to 474.

Elevated by his magister militum Gundobad, Glycerius is rejected by the court at Constantinople and ousted by Julius Nepos.

He later serves as the bishop of Salona in the early Catholic Church.

Moran, J. (2017). Glycerius. History Atlas. Retrieved 4 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/glycerius/

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