When a Boy Became the Last Emperor of Rome

He was named for both the beginning and the end. Romulus Augustus—called by many "Augustulus," or "Little Augustus"—was a boy emperor with a name that evoked the founding myth of Rome and the towering legacy of its first princess. Yet,  his short and fragile reign marked the final act in a drama centuries in the making—the fall of Rome. DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE OR LEAVE A RATING OR A REVIEW! Learn more about our daily shorts and our weekly Conversations with notable historians and authors at www.historyshortspodcast.com  Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast