The fall of Romulus Augustulus marked the end of Western Roman rule.

Evidence

Orestes installed his own son Romulus Augustulus (‘Little Augustus’) as what would turn out to be the last ruler of Rome’s Empire in the West. — Stephen Kershaw, A Brief History of the Roman Empire, 1977

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Stephen Kershaw, A Brief History of the Roman Empire, 1977