romulus augustus

WARS OF THE ROMANS An Alternate Timeline PART 1 (AD 460 to AD 485) c. AD 460: Romulus, son of Orestes, is born. c. AD 462: Amalaberge, daughter of Odoacer, is born. AD 474: Julius Nepos succeeds Glycerius as Augustus (emperor of the Romans) in the West. He appoints Orestes as his magister...

This is not a POD or a timeline, just curiosity. Who do you think could have succeeded Romulus Augustus had he died a natural death in 476?

In 2013 I started a timeline called “The Reign of Romulus Augustus” which ultimately got more attention than I ever thought it would. It was a worthwhile experience for me as a writer and storyteller, but the best part of it was definitely the feedback that I got, both from regular commenters...

A/N: Since I'm new here, I figured I would start with an alternate Roman timeline based on an emperor who doesn't seem to have a lot written about him. That and I've sometimes wondered how his reign could have turned out if a few things happened differently. This is more or less an experiment...