sontius

Updated: July 16, 2026

Odoacer, a rival not unworthy of his arms, had already occupied the advantageous and well-known post of the River Sontius, near the ruins of Aquileia, at the head of a powerful host, whose independent kings or leaders disdained the duties of subordination and the prudence of delays.

Edward Gibbon - History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4