Battle of Isonzo (489)

For the series of World War I battles, see Battles of the Isonzo.

Battle of Isonzo

Date	28 August 489
Location	Isonzo, near Aquileia, modern Italy
Result	Ostrogothic victory

Belligerents

Heruls
Scirians

Ostrogoths
Rugians

Commanders and leaders

Odoacer

Theoderic the Great

Strength

20,000

10,000

Casualties and losses

unknown

Conquest of Italy by Theoderic the Great

Isonzo Verona Ravenna

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. This battle should not be confused with the 12 Battles of the Isonzo during World War I.

Theoderic 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. Theoderic defeated Odoacer, who retreated. A second battle was fought at Verona.^[1]

↑ History of the Goths. University of California Press. 13 February 1990. Retrieved 5 April 2012.

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