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40°N<br />

c<br />

SCALE<br />

0 100 200 300<br />

0<br />

odoacer and theoderic (476,526) 529<br />

A 10°E B<br />

15°E<br />

C<br />

a<br />

Augusta<br />

Praetoria<br />

VENETIA<br />

Comum<br />

Bergomum Opitergium Concordia<br />

Castelseprio<br />

Tarvisium<br />

Aquileia<br />

LIGURIA<br />

Brixia Vicetia ET<br />

Vercellae Milan<br />

Altinum<br />

Cremona Verona<br />

45°N<br />

Turin<br />

PataviumHISTRIA<br />

Placentia<br />

Dertona<br />

Veleia<br />

ALPES<br />

Genoa<br />

COTTIAE<br />

Ravenna<br />

AEMILIA Classis<br />

Luna<br />

CORSICA<br />

SARDINIA<br />

Land over 1000 metres<br />

Gubbio<br />

TUSCIA ET basin<br />

UMBRIA<br />

Spoletium<br />

Cosa<br />

400 km<br />

FLAMINIA<br />

100 200 miles<br />

A 10°E<br />

B<br />

Map 10 Late Roman and Ostrogothic Italy 425–535<br />

ii. odoacer and theoderic (476,526)<br />

Odoacer was to enjoy his new kingdom for thirteen years before Zeno<br />

could interfere again in Italian affairs. <strong>Hi</strong>s policies, like those <strong>of</strong> Ricimer<br />

before him, were geared to consolidating the defence <strong>of</strong> Italy. He achieved<br />

an early diplomatic success with the Vandals, securing the return <strong>of</strong> Sicily<br />

– apart from the area <strong>of</strong> Lilybaeum – from Geiseric. He also sought greater<br />

PICENUM<br />

15°E<br />

<strong>Cambridge</strong> <strong>Hi</strong>stories Online © <strong>Cambridge</strong> University Press, 2008<br />

C<br />

a<br />

45°N<br />

Monte Gelato<br />

Centumcellae Veii<br />

SAMNIUM<br />

Rome Biferno<br />

Ostia<br />

Valley<br />

S. Vincenzo<br />

Sipontum<br />

Luceria<br />

al Volturno<br />

Canusium<br />

Beneventum<br />

Venosa Barium<br />

Egnatia<br />

Naples<br />

APULIA ET<br />

CALABRIA<br />

S. Giovanni<br />

Brindisium<br />

di Ruoti<br />

Hydruntum<br />

40°N<br />

LUCANIA<br />

ET<br />

BRUTTIUM<br />

CAMPANIA<br />

SICILIA<br />

Squillace<br />

b<br />

c

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