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| Ovida | |
|---|---|
| Ruler of Dalmatia | |
| Reign | 9 May 480 – 481/482 |
| Predecessor | Julius Nepos |
| Successor | Odoacer (incorporated into Kingdom of Italy) |
| Died | 27 November or 9 December 481 or 482 Dalmatia |
Ovida or Odiva (died 481/482) was a late Western Roman general and warlord of likely Gothic origin and the last Roman ruler of Dalmatia. Ovida initially served Julius Nepos, ruler of Roman Dalmatia and later western Roman emperor in Italy from 474 to 475. After being usurped in 475, Nepos continued to claim the imperial title in exile in Dalmatia, supported by the Eastern Roman Empire, but he was murdered by Ovida and another general, Viator, in 480. Upon his death, Ovida became the ruler of Dalmatia, a position he held until he was defeated and killed by Odoacer, the first barbarian King of Italy, in 481 or 482.