Cyrila's successor, Sunieric was sent by king
Theodoric II to
Hispania Baetica, in 459, with a Visigothic army. Elevated to the rank of
comes rei militaris in the same year, together with general
Nepotianus,
comes et magister utriusque militiae of Emperor
Majorian, he sent messengers in
Gallaecia to inform about the alliance between the Visigoths and the Empire. In the wake of this alliance, Sunieric and Nepotianus led a Visigoth army in 460 against
Suebi, whom they defeated near
Lucus Augusti, ravaging the neighbourhood and finally moved to the Lusitania, conquering the city of
Scallabis. In 461 he returned to Gaul. == Bibliography ==