Question

How did Romulus Augustulus affect the Roman Empire during his reign?

His reign helped the empire briefly recover before falling.

His reign led directly to fall of the empire.

He helped usher in a new era of Christianity in Rome.

He formed a partnership with Barbarian tribes.

Answer 1

@charlotte123

Answer 2

D. refer to this and the website to check an see if im right.: REIGN

The youngster took the title "Augustus" as his name, but became commonly known as Augustulus, "the little Augustus": in the words of the Anonymous Valesianus, "Augustulus, who prior to ruling had been called Romulus by his parents, was made emperor by his father, the Patrician Orestes." Orestes, of course, intended to keep the real power in his own hands, as noted by an anonymous Italian chronicler: "Orestes, appropriating the primacy and every power to himself, made his son Augustulus emperor at Ravenna; he himself undertook all the supervision of external affairs."

The most serious problem that the new administration faced was how to manage the diverse barbarian troops putatively under his command. One means of doing so was to pay them. Gold solidi of Romulus were issued at Rome, Milan, and probably Ravenna. And one problem that the die-cutters had was in trying to fit the entire name "Romulus Augustus" onto a single coin. A token number of solidi also was issued at Arles, attesting to the last tenuous hold that the empire had in Gaul. A few silver coins were issued at Ravenna, but no bronze coins of Romulus are known.

Problems with the soldiers escalated in 476, when troops including Heruls, Scirians, and Torcilingi made demands for land grants that were refused by Orestes. The soldiers then turned to Odovacar, a barbarian chieftain from a Hunnish and Scirian background. He promised to grant their requests if they made him king. They did so on 23 August, and then advanced against Orestes.
http://www.luc.edu/roman-emperors/auggiero.htm

Answer 3

@david2012