| Battle of Isonzo | |||||||
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| Part of the Roman-Germanic wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Heruls Scirians |
Ostrogoths Rugians | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Odoacer | Theodoric the Great | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 20,000 | 10,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of the Isonzo, the Battle of the Aesontius, or the Battle of the Isontius, is the name given to the battle fought on August 28, 489, on the banks of the Isontius River, not far away from Aquileia. This river is now known as the Isonzo in Italian, and Soča in Slovene.
Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths, in 489 opened his first campaign against Odoacer to wrest Italy from him. On 28 August, the two armies met on the banks of the Isontius. Theodoric defeated Odoacer, who retreated. A second battle was fought at Verona.[1]