Olibrones
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Olibrones or Olibriones are a group of Roman allies mentioned by Jordanes in his account of the
Attila the Hun
.
(191) On the side of the Romans stood the Patrician Aëtius, on whom at that time the whole Empire of the West depended; a man of such wisdom that he had assembled warriors from everywhere to meet them on equal terms. Now these were his auxiliaries: Franks, Sarmatians, Armoricians, Liticians, Burgundians, Saxons, Riparians, Olibriones (once Romans soldiers and now the flower of the allied forces), and some other Celtic or German tribes.[1]
Jordanes defines them as former Roman soldiers who are now mercenaries. The Olibrones could also have been Bucellarii or soldiers on Aetius' personal payroll.
References
- ^ Jordanes. "The Origin and Deeds of the Goths". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2019-01-26.