Biographical dossier

Romulus Augustulus

Romulus Augustulus is classified in the historical people index as RELIGIOUS FIGURE. This dossier preserves the indexed life dates and geographic anchors while explicitly marking what the source does not supply.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:person:person:wd:Q130601
Catalogue ID
person:wd:Q130601
Wikidata ID
Q130601
Occupation class
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Life span
AD 460–AD 527
Birth anchor
Ravenna (AD 460)
Death anchor
Castel dell'Ovo (AD 527)
HPI
84.36916566763931

Chronological record

The dataset places the life between AD 460 and AD 527. These indexed dates are identity and chronology fields, not a substitute for a critical biography.

Geographic anchors

Birth: Ravenna (AD 460). Death: Castel dell'Ovo (AD 527).

Country keys are dataset keys and must not be mistaken for the historical boundaries that existed during the person’s lifetime.

Historical role

The source assigns the broad occupation class RELIGIOUS FIGURE. It does not by itself establish doctrine, sanctity, political legitimacy, responsibility for every event associated with the person, or the exact scope of an office.

Source and identity method

Source: PANTHEON_2_2020. Identity method: pantheon_wikidata_qid. Language-edition measure: 12.197860417180799.

Research questions

  1. Which primary sources are contemporary with this person?
  2. Which office, community or institution gives the person historical agency?
  3. How do later confessional, national or ideological narratives reshape the record?
  4. Which places on the atlas are genuine life anchors and which are later reception sites?