In 471 Anthemius sent an army into Gaul under the command of his son Anthemiolus against the Visigoths .
Anthemius was defeated near Arles ; by 473 the Visigoths had captured Arles and Marseille , and Visigoths appeared poised for an invasion of Italia itself .
In 471 Anthemius sent an army into Gaul under the command of his son Anthemiolus against the Visigoths , but he was defeated near Arles ; by 473 the Visigoths had captured Arles and Marseille , and they appeared poised for an invasion of Italia itself .